Articles filed under Tennis
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ITF says Australia-US match played on wrong surfaceMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The International Tennis Federation says that the first-round Davis Cup match between Australia and the United States should have been played...
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Davis Cup: Italy survives scares to lead Switzerland 2-0Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - PESARO, Italy (AP) - Italy survived scares in both its singles rubbers Friday to take a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup first-round tie against a Switzerland team missing Roge...
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Davis Cup: France moves into 2-0 lead in GuadeloupeMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - BAIE-MAHAULT, Guadeloupe (AP) - Gilles Simon overcame a sloppy start to beat Vasek Pospisil in straight sets and give France a 2-0 lead over Canada in their Davis Cup fi...
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Davis Cup: Kazakhstan ties Serbia 1-1 after opening dayMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Mikhail Kukushkin beat Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 as Kazakhstan tied Serbia 1-1 after the first day of their Davis Cup first-round tie on Frida...
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Dick Enberg remembers his friend, Bud CollinsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Dick Enberg only followed tennis casually before NBC sent him to Wimbledon in 1979 for the first live coverage of what would become "Breakfast at Wi...
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Berdych beats Zverev to draw Czechs level 1-1 in Davis CupMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - HANNOVER, Germany (AP) - Tomas Berdych defeated Alexander Zverev in a five-set encounter to draw the Czech Republic level with Germany at 1-1 in their Davis Cup first-ro...
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Goffin puts Belgium back on track in Davis CupMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - LIEGE, Belgium (AP) - Belgium leveled the Davis Cup first-round tie with Croatia at 1-1 after David Goffin defeated Borna Coric in five sets on Friday. The 19-year-old C...
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Davis Cup: New dad Murray takes 1st match, Djokovic winsMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray won his first match since becoming a father as defending champion Britain and Japan tied 1-1 on the first day of their Davis Cup first-round ma...
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Davis Cup: Australia-US level after Friday's opening singlesMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - New Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt spent his first day on the side of the court watching his team finish level with the United S...
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Bryan brothers give US 2-1 Davis Cup lead over AustraliaMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Grass court or hard court, it didn't seem to matter to Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday when the brothers, after a mid-match lapse, gave the Un...