Articles filed under Tennis
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Boys tennis: St. Charles East claims sectional titleMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - The evenly matched St. Charles East and St. Charles North boys tennis teams battled for supremacy for the second week in a row, with the Saints turning the tables this t...
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19 years later, Lucic-Baroni reaches Strasbourg finalMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Mirjana Lucic-Baroni crushed fourth-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-1, 6-1 to reach the final of the Strasbourg International on Friday,...
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Williams still haunted by hard-fought 2015 French Open winMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams is still haunted by her struggles en route to winning last year's French Open title. After getting the flu early in the tournament, Williams...
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Thiem will face teenager Zverev in Nice Open finalMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - NICE, France (AP) - Top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria eased past Adrian Mannarino of France 6-1, 6-3 to reach the Nice Open final on Friday. Thiem, ranked 15th, is cha...
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Mariana Duque-Marino wins 2 matches, reaches Nuremberg finalMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Mariana Duque-Marino had to play two matches and won them both on Friday to reach the Nuremberg final. Duque-Marino will seek her second career...
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Organizers: Monfils withdraws from French OpenMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French Open organizers say Gael Monfils has withdrawn from the clay-court Grand Slam tournament because of a viral infection. The 14th-ranked Monfils reache...
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Security tightened at French Open in wake of attacksMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Security will be tighter than ever at the French Open in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris last November. The French Tennis Federation (FFT) said ther...
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Andy Murray heads into French Open in confident form on clayMay 20, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Andy Murray heads into the French Open buoyed by his form on clay, especially after handing top-ranked Novak Djokovic a stinging defeat recently. Murray los...
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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...