Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Wawrinka out of Queen's in first roundJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Stan Wawrinka lost to Spanish left-hander Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round at Queen's Club on Tuesday. Wawrinka, seeded No. 2, is working ...
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Sharapova appeals 2-year doping ban; court ruling by July 18Jun 14, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Maria Sharapova appealed her two-year doping ban to the highest court in sports on Tuesday, and an expedited ruling will be issued next mont...
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ITF gives doctor 4-year sports ban after player fails testJun 13, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The International Tennis Federation says it has banned a Ukrainian doctor from sports for four years for giving a banned substance to WTA Tour player Kater...
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Hantuchova, Garcia win openers in new Mallorca OpenJun 13, 2016 7:00 am - MALLORCA, Spain (AP) - The novelty of a new tournament drove former top-10 player Daniela Hantuchova to begin her 18th grass-court season on tour at the Mallorca Open, w...
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Johnson beats 4th-seeded Gasquet at Queen's ClubJun 13, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Steve Johnson of the United States beat fourth-seeded Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2), 6-2 on a rain-hit opening day of the Wimbledon warmup tournament at Queen's ...