Articles filed under Tennis
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Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic advance to Geneva Open finalMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka will play Marin Cilic for the Geneva Open title after both advanced from the semifinals on Friday. French Open champion Wawrinka b...
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Djokovic and Nadal could meet in French Open semifinalsMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - In his quest to complete a career Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic could have to beat nine-time champion Rafael Nadal in the French Open semifinals. Djokovic, who...
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Boys tennis: Conant savors super sectional showingMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Things could not have gone better for Dave Koleno on Friday afternoon. The Conant boys tennis coach watched three of his four teams qualify to next weekend's state tourn...
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Three French players into Strasbourg semifinalsMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Fourth-seeded Kristina Mladenovic will play in her first semifinal this season after downing Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-4, 6-2 at the Strasb...
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Zverev saves 2 match points to reach Nice Open semisMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - NICE, France (AP) - Alexander Zverev saved two match points to beat second-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1) and book a spot in the semifinals of the Nice Open o...
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Federer out of French Open; 1st Slam he'll miss since 1999May 19, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer pulled out of the French Open on Thursday, ending his record streak of appearing in 65 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments - every one since th...
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French Open organizers revoke Frenchman's wild cardMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French Open officials have revoked the wild card they granted to French player Constant Lestienne because of new information provided by the Tennis Integrit...
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2 Germans advance to the semis in NurembergMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Third-seeded Annika Beck topped seventh-seeded Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-2 in an all-German quarterfinal in Nuremberg on Thursday. Tha...
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FRENCH OPEN: Capsules on men to watchMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday: ___ NOVAK DJOKOVIC Ranked: 1 Age: 28 (Turns 29 on Sunday) Country: Serbia 2016 Match Record: 37-3 2016 Singles...
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Russian tennis head backtracks on Sharapova retirement claimMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The head of the Russian Tennis Federation backtracked on his comments Thursday, saying he didn't mean to suggest that Maria Sharapova's failed doping test ...