Articles filed under Tennis
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Zverev, Gimeno-Traver reach 2nd round in KitzbuehelJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Mischa Zverev of Germany twice came back from a break down in the second set to defeat Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the fir...
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Davis Cup: Croatia rallies to stun US 3-2 in PortlandJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The odds stacked against his underdog side, Croatian captain Zeljko Krajan was brimming with confidence Sunday morning before the reverse singles m...
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Leonardo Mayer, Nikola Cacic into 2nd round of Croatia OpenJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Serbian qualifier Nikola Cacic spoiled Aljaz Bedene's 27th birthday by beating the British player 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for his maiden win on the ATP tour o...
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Schmiedlova, Knapp through to 2nd round of Swedish OpenJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia won her first match on the main WTA Tour since January when she beat a local wild card in straight sets to st...
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Wimbledon champion Andy Murray withdraws from Rogers CupJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup tennis tournament because of fatigue. The world No. 2 men's tennis player and defending R...
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France makes Davis cup semis by beating Czech Republic 3-1Jul 17, 2016 7:00 am - TRINEC, Czech Republic (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame an early scare to win the opening reverse singles Sunday to give France a 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic i...
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Britain wins without Murray, Croatia beats US in Davis CupJul 17, 2016 7:00 am - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray joined in the celebrations - if not the matches - as defending Davis Cup champion Britain beat Serbia 3-2 Sunday to set up a semifinal aga...
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Davis Cup: Argentina advances to 11th semis in 14 yearsJul 17, 2016 7:00 am - PESARO, Italy (AP) - Serial semifinalist Argentina did it again when it handed Italy its first home loss in the Davis Cup in seven years on Sunday. Federico Delbonis bea...
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Ivo Karlovic outlasts Gilles Muller at Hall of FameJul 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Ivo Karlovic charged the net, put his backhand shot over and knew he finally won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. The second-seeded Karlovic, ...
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Kyle Edmund takes Britain into Davis Cup semifinalsJul 17, 2016 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Kyle Edmund stepped into the role of Andy Murray and took titleholder Britain into the semifinals of the Davis Cup by beating Dusan Lajovic of Se...