Articles filed under Tennis
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Troicki eliminated in 1st round of the Mercedes CuJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Qualifier Florian Mayer defeated sixth-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the opening round of the Mercedes Cup on Tuesday. Troicki was the ...
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Mannarino upsets Seppi at Ricoh Open, Bencic throughJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Adrian Mannarino upset sixth-seeded Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Ricoh Open on Tuesday. Seventh-seeded Gill...
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Wozniacki wins Nottingham opener, 1st match in 10 weeksJun 07, 2016 7:00 am - NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki's first match in more than two months ended in victory as she beat Cagla Buyukakcay of Turkey 7-5, 6-3 in the first round o...
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Seeds 1 & 2, Pliskova and Konta advance in Nottingham OpenJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic came late to the Nottingham Open and avoided an early exit on Monday. Saving the only break point she ...
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What we learned at French Open: Djokovic rose to challengeJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - It would be hard to blame Novak Djokovic for not exactly being thrilled, as he began his ascension to tennis' upper reaches, about having to deal with a cou...
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Muguruza rises to No. 2, behind Williams, after French titleJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French Open champion Garbine Muguruza jumped two spots to a career-high No. 2 in the WTA rankings on Monday, while runner-up Serena Williams remained at No....
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FENDRICH ON TENNIS: Time to talk Grand Slam bid for DjokovicJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic wanted to relish the moment, rightly so. For more than a decade, he tried to win the French Open, the lone Grand Slam title missing from his ...
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Roger Federer says he is ready for grass-court seasonJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer is healthy again and looking forward to the grass-court season. Federer is still without a title th...
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Defending champion Mahut into 2nd round of Ricoh OpenJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Defending champion Nicolas Mahut made short work of his first-round match at the Ricoh Open on Monday, beating Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-1,...
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Groth, Berrer advance at Mercedes CupJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Sam Groth of Australia fired 15 aces to overcome Illya Marchenko of Ukraine 7-5, 6-4 in the opening round of the Mercedes Cup on Monday. Marche...