Articles filed under Tennis
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5th-seeded Simon loses to Gabashvili in 1st round of Open 13Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France lost 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7) to Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the first round of the Open 13 on Tuesday. Simon ...
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Nadal, Ferrer and Thiem advance at Rio OpenFeb 16, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After an hour-long delay for rain, Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round at the Rio Open with 6-1, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno. ...
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Goffin and Paire reach 2nd round at Open 13Feb 15, 2016 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Sixth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium breezed past South Korean Chung Hyeon 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Open 13 on Monday. Eighth-s...
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Defending Delray Beach champ Karlovic out in 1st roundFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Ivo Karlovic wasn't sure he could or should try to defend his title at the Delray Beach Open. An old knee injury had flared up during the Austr...
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No. 3 Danka Kovinic and No. 5 Polona Hercog advance in RioFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Third-seeded Danka Kovinic of Montenegro and No. 5 Polona Hercog of Slovenia each advanced to the second round with wins over Americans at the Rio ...
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Vandeweghe wins 1st match of year to advance in DubaiFeb 15, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - American CoCo Vandeweghe won her first match of the year with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 upset against sixth-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the first...
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Nishikori beats American teen for 4th straight Memphis titleFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kei Nishikori had practiced against teenager Taylor Fritz a few times over the past couple years without beating the American even once. Until Sund...
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No Serena or Kerber as Halep eyes title defense in DubaiFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Simona Halep wasn't sure she would be healthy enough to defend her title at the hardcourt Dubai Tennis Championships, which start Mond...
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Martin Klizan beats Gael Monfils to win title in RotterdamFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - This time Martin Klizan did not save any match points. But he still had to rally past fifth-seeded Gael Monfils 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-1 to win th...
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Venus Williams beats Misaki Doi to win Taiwan OpenFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams overpowered Misaki Doi of Japan 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Taiwan Open without dropping a set in the tournament. Wi...