Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open Lookahead: Raonic's serve could be 'painful'May 24, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Milos Raonic's second-round opponent at the French Open knows what he's in for: a real challenge when it comes to returning serve. Canada's Raonic has won 9...
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Virginia tops Oklahoma for NCAA men's tennis titleMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Henrik Wiersholm rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second set for a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Andre Biro, clinching a 4-1 victory for Virginia over Oklah...
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French Open Lookahead: Nadal-Groth; Djokovic, Williams startMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal has lost two French Open matches in his career. His first-round opponent has lost only one. The difference? Nadal is 70-2 at Roland Garros, own...
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Even before easy win, good day for Serena Williams in ParisMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Even before Serena Williams quickly and easily seized control of her first-round match Tuesday, things were shaping up rather well for her at the French Ope...
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French Open at a glanceMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A look at Day 3 of the French Open on Tuesday: Weather: Cloudy. High of 63 degrees (17 Celsius). Men's seeded winners: No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Andy Murr...
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The Latest: Azarenka hobbles injured out of French OpenMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 7:30 p.m. Hobbling around court on a gimpy right knee, two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenk...
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Stanford tops Oklahoma St to take NCAA women's tennis titleMay 24, 2016 7:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Stanford's Taylor Davidson fought off a match point for 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Oklahoma State's Vladica Babic that gave the Cardinal a 4-3 win an...
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French Open at a glanceMay 23, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A look at Day 2 of the French Open on Monday: Weather: Rain. High of 59 degrees (15 Celsius). Schedule: 12 matches were postponed, six were suspended in pro...
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Wawrinka can chuckle after avoiding historic loss in ParisMay 23, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - So, Stan Wawrinka was asked, were you aware that in the long history of the French Open, no defending champion ever had lost in the first round? "No," Wawri...
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The Latest: Bad light stops Murray in clawback at ParisMay 23, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 9:40 p.m. Dusk has put an end to play at the French Open, with the umpire pulling Andy Murray off the C...