Articles filed under Tennis
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Column: Women need five-sets tennis to win equality battleMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - After a bruising start, this ultimately morphed into a points-scoring week for women's tennis. Quick recap: Novak Djokovic put both feet in his mouth by sug...
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Vamos Rafa! A popular Nadal tries again at Miami OpenMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Rafael Nadal says his return to the Miami Open brings back mostly good memories, even though he's 0-4 in finals. Nadal enters the event for the...
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AP Interview: ITF's Haggerty: 'Tennis is a clean sport'Mar 25, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - In his first six months as president of the International Tennis Federation, David Haggerty has had anything but a quiet time settling into the new job. No...
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Federer to return from 2-month layoff Friday at Key BiscayneMar 24, 2016 7:00 am - KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Roger Federer wasn't playing tennis when he hurt his knee two months ago. He was playing Dad. Federer said he was preparing a bath for his twin...
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ITF rejects Bedene appeal to play Davis Cup for BritainMar 23, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Slovenian-born tennis player Aljaz Bedene has lost his appeal to be able to compete for Britain in Davis Cup. The International Tennis Federation said Wedn...
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Novak Djokovic meets with Billie Jean King, Chris EvertMar 23, 2016 7:00 am - KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Novak Djokovic met with former women's tennis greats Billie Jean King and Chris Evert on Wednesday to hear their thoughts about equal prize mon...
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Hradeka beats Bouchard in first round of Miami OpenMar 23, 2016 7:00 am - KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - The Czech Republic's Lucie Hradeka beat slumping Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Wednesday in the first round of the Miami Open...
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Serena, Djokovic differ on issue of equal pay in tennisMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Some of the top players in tennis expressed disgust Tuesday with the comments made by the now-former director of the BNP Paribas Open tournamen...
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Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium wins at Miami OpenMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium moved into the second round of the Miami Open with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Laura Robson of Great Britain on Tuesday...
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Tennis tourney director quits after criticizing women prosMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open who said women's pro tennis players "ride on the coattails of the men" resigned Monday night, ending h...