Articles filed under Tennis
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Mahut to face Muller in men's final at Ricoh OpenJun 11, 2016 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Title holder Nicolas Mahut recovered from losing the first set and 19 aces from Sam Querrey to win their semifinal 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 at the...
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France picks indoor hard-court for Fed Cup finalJun 10, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Fed Cup final between France and defending champion Czech Republic will be on an indoor hard-court in the northeastern city of Strasbourg on Nov. 12-13....
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Federer beats Mayer to set up semifinal with ThiemJun 10, 2016 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Roger Federer cruised in the tiebreakers to beat German qualifier Florian Mayer 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1) for a place in the Mercedes Cup sem...
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Tsonga pulls out of Queen's Club tournament with injuryJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon warmup tournament at Queen's Club because of an adductor injury. The 12th-ranked Frenchman, who ...
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Federer tops Fritz to reach quarterfinals at Mercedes CupJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - In his first match in a month, Roger Federer overcame a stiff challenge from American teenager Taylor Fritz to reach the Mercedes Cup quarterfi...
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Bencic advances to quarterfinals at Ricoh Open; Jankovic outJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - No. 1-seeded Belinda Bencic reached the quarterfinals of the Ricoh Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Varvara Lepchenko on Thursday, her se...
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Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon because of wrist injuryJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Thursday, citing the left wrist injury that forced him out of the French Open. The two-time Wimbledon champion said...
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South Africa: Bob Hewitt appeal rejected, must go to jailJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by former Grand Slam tennis champion Bob Hewitt on Thursday and ruled he must serve a ...
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More sponsors keep backing Sharapova despite 2-year banJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Two more sponsors reinforced their support of Maria Sharapova on Thursday, one day after the five-time Grand Slam champion was banned for two years for dop...
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Local hope Konta falls to Saisai in Nottingham 2nd roundJun 09, 2016 7:00 am - NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Second-seeded Johanna Konta of Britain bowed out in the second round of the Nottingham Open when she lost to Saisai Zheng of China 6-4, 7-5 on...