Articles filed under Tennis
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2nd-seeded Dimitrov makes quarterfinals at Istanbul OpenApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov had to overcome some tough resistance from qualifier Adrian Ungur before coming through 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 for a place in the qu...
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Del Potro makes successful clay-court comeback at BMW OpenApr 27, 2016 7:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro made a successful clay-court comeback after three years away when he beat Dustin Brown 7-6 (2), 6-4 to advance to the second round of...
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Pittsburgh's Fratangelo earns USTA wild card for French OpenApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The U.S. Tennis Association says that 2011 French Open junior champion Bjorn Fratangelo of Pittsburgh has earned a wild-card entry for the main...
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Granollers, Vesely advance to 2nd round of Istanbul OpenApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers had to fight hard in the second set to advance to the second round of the Istanbul Open on Tuesday, beating the 413rd-rank...
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Garcia-Lopez advances to 2nd round in Estoril OpenApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - ESTORIL, Portugal (AP) - Fifth-seeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez survived a late collapse to defeat Michael Berrer of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday and advance to the seco...
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Wimbledon prize money increased by 5 percent for 2016Apr 26, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - This year's men's and women's singles champions at Wimbledon will each receive nearly $3 million, as the Grand Slam tournament increases overall prize mone...
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Rafael Nadal wants his drug-test results made publicApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Fed up with being accused of doping, Rafael Nadal has written to the president of the International Tennis Federation and asked for all of his drug-test re...
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Kuznetsova, Safarova, Pliskova advance at Prague OpenApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 in the first round of the Prague Open on Tuesday. Second-seeded Lucie Safarova ...
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Boys tennis: Tuesday, April 26 scoreboardApr 26, 2016 1:01 am - * Tuesday's results * antioch 4, johnsburg 3 Singles - No. 1: Ward (Ant) d. Oesterhano 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Boudreau (Ant) d. Somper 6-1, 6-0; No. 3: Jorge (Jnbg) d. Heney 6...
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Boys tennis: Barrington tops Fremd 5-2Apr 26, 2016 1:00 am - Barrington's Broncos kicked out to an early 4-0 advantage before finishing off host Fremd 5-2 in a key Mid-Suburban West boys tennis dual meet on Tuesday in Palatine. Th...