Articles filed under Tennis
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FRENCH OPEN: Djokovic eyes Nole Slam; Serena bids for No. 22May 18, 2016 7:00 am - Once again, Novak Djokovic heads to the French Open knowing full well that a title at Roland Garros will complete a career Grand Slam, something only seven other men hav...
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Boys tennis / Sectional scouting, NorthwestMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Boys tennis / Sectional scouting, Northwest at ConantFriday: 2 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. Guest list: Conant, Elk Grove, Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Schaumbu...
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No. 8 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland pulls out of French OpenMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Eighth-ranked Belinda Bencic of Switzerland has pulled out of the French Open after dealing with a back injury since March. Bencic's withdrawal was announce...
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Vinci, Lisicki advance to 2nd round in NurembergMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Roberta Vinci advanced to the second round of the clay-court tournament in Nuremberg by beating Czech qualifier Barbora Krejcikova 6...
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Top-seeded Wawrinka cruises to win in Geneva Open 2nd roundMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka cruised past Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 6-1, 6-1 in the Geneva Open second round on Tuesday. The French Open champion spent jus...
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Stosur into Strasbourg quarterfinalsMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Third-seeded Samantha Stosur extended her perfect record against Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan to reach the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg Internatio...
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Anderson advances to Nice quarterfinals in straight setsMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - NICE, France (AP) - Third-seeded Kevin Anderson won for only the third time this year in reaching the Nice Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. Anderson, who received a wild c...
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Former No. 1 Wozniacki withdraws from French OpenMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - The WTA says former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured right ankle. The 34th-ranked Wozniacki hasn't pla...
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Boys tennis: Tuesday, May 17 scoreboardMay 17, 2016 1:01 am - * Tuesday's results * Metea Valley 6, IMSA 1 Singles - No. 1: Holt (M) d. Nelson 6-1, 6-2; No. 2: Doyle (M) d. Noor 6-1, 6-0; No. 3: Guevevrar (M) d. Rohit 6-4, 6-4. D...
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Turkey to host new grass-court tournament in 2017May 16, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The ATP says a new men's grass-court tournament will be held in Turkey next year as a warm-up to Wimbledon. The tournament will be held in Antalya from Jun...