Articles filed under Tennis
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Jankovic overcomes disastrous start to survive in SpainJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - MALLORCA, Spain (AP) - Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic overcame a first-set humiliation to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Open on Wednesday. The 25th-ranked ...
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Raonic dominates after bad light to beat Kyrgios at Queen'sJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Milos Raonic won the final set after an overnight break to beat Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday at the grass-court Queen's Club. Resu...
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Federer beats Struff, Nishikori quits Gerry Weber OpenJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - HALLE, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Roger Federer began his bid for a ninth title at the Gerry Weber Open with a routine 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over wild card Jan-Lennard Struff ...
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Isner fights off Potro at Queen'sJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - American John Isner fought off the challenge of former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro to win 7-6 (2), 6-4 and reach the second round at Queen's C...
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Radwanska and Bencic both surprised in the first round.Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Agnieszka Radwanska, the top seed, and Belinda Bencic, the youngest player in the top world's top ten, both fell at the first hurdle on a day ...
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Stepanek, Brown get wild cards into main Wimbledon drawJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Radek Stepanek and Dustin Brown have been granted wild cards into the main draw at Wimbledon. The 37-year-old Stepanek, a Czech currently ranked No. 32, re...
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Baghdatis beats 4th-seeded Berdych at Gerry Weber OpenJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - HALLE, Germany (AP) - Marcos Baghdatis beat fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open on Tuesday, taking a measure of reven...
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Murray struggles to win over MahutJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Top seed Andy Murray struggled to a 7-6 (8), 7-6 (1) victory over Nicolas Mahut of France to begin the defense of his title at the Queen's Club on Tuesday....
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Kvitova shows the Wimbledon spirit againJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Petra Kvitova, twice a Wimbledon champion, showed signs of kick-starting her year on the surface she likes most by making a timely dash into t...
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French Open champ Muguruza loses grass opener in MallorcaJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - MALLORCA, Spain (AP) - Garbine Muguruza lost her first match since winning the French Open, falling to Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mal...