Articles filed under Tennis
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Maria Sharapova suspended for 2 years for failed drug testJun 08, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Maria Sharapova was suspended Wednesday for two years for failing a drug test, labeled "the sole author of her own misfortune" because she hid regular pre-m...
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Rain stops Roger Federer's comeback at Mercedes CupJun 08, 2016 7:00 am - STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer was a break up in the first set against Taylor Fitz when rain set in for the evening, ending his comeback after seven games at th...
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Stefan Kozlov upsets 4th-seeded Steve Johnson at Ricoh OpenJun 08, 2016 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Wild card Stefan Kozlov upset fourth-seeded Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Ricoh Open on Wednesday. Second-seeded...
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Wozniacki loses in injury comeback at Nottingham OpenJun 08, 2016 7:00 am - NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki lost in her second match since coming back from injury, falling to Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5 Wednesday a...
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Nike 'will continue to partner' with Sharapova despite banJun 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nike says it "will continue to partner" with Maria Sharapova, despite her two-year suspension for failing a drug test. The sportswear giant said in a sta...
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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...