Articles filed under Tennis
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Lobbing 6-foot-10 Isner, Steve Johnson into Citi Open SFJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Trailing in a tiebreaker against top-seeded John Isner, Steve Johnson managed to put a 146 mph serve into play and then decided to try something even m...
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Venus Williams reaches Bank of the West semifinalsJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams reached the Bank of the West Classic semifinals, beating 17-year-old wild-card entry CiCi Bellis 6-4, 6-1 in an all-Ame...
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Lorenzi beats Melzer, plays Basilashvili in Kitzbuehel finalJul 22, 2016 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Fourth-seeded Paolo Lorenzi missed 12 match points before defeating Gerald Melzer of Austria 7-6 (4), 7-6 (13) on Friday and setting up a fina...
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Integrity unit to investigate 3 Italians for match-fixingJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Three Italian players will be investigated by world tennis' anti-corruption unit after they were suspended by their national federation for match-fixing. T...
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Gerald Melzer beats brother Jurgen to reach Kitzbuehel semisJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Gerald Melzer of Austria won 10 of the last 11 games to beat his older brother Jurgen 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 and reach his second career semifinal at t...
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Up late, Steve Johnson not excited about early start in DCJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After playing doubles past midnight and getting to sleep at about 3 a.m., Steve Johnson was less than thrilled to be playing in the first Citi Open men...
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Dominika Cibulkova reaches Bank of the West quarterfinalsJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova beat Urszula Radwanska 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals. Cibulk...
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Marin Cilic splits with coach Goran IvanisevicJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Marin Cilic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic after nearly three years of cooperation that included winning the U.S. Open in 2014. The 12th-ra...
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Wozniacki stops match in Washington with injured left armJul 21, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki retired from her second-round match at the Citi Open against Sam Stosur because of an injured left arm. The right-hande...
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Back on tour after 10 months, Melzer upsets top-seeded ThiemJul 20, 2016 7:00 am - KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Playing his first tournament in 10 months, Jurgen Melzer upset fellow Austrian and top-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinal...