Articles filed under Tennis
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Bencic beats Pavlyuchenkova to make St. Petersburg semifinalFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Top-seeded Belinda Bencic won a late-night battle with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to take the final spot in the semifinals at the St. Petersb...
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Williams beats Sevastova to reach semifinals of Taiwan OpenFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams beat Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Taiwan Open on Friday. Williams ralli...
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Fritz youngest American in ATP semifinal since Chang in '89Feb 12, 2016 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Teenager Taylor Fritz beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5) on Friday at the Memphis Open, becoming the youngest American to reach an A...
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Fritz beats 2nd-seeded Johnson in MemphisFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - American teenager Taylor Fritz won the biggest match of his career Thursday night, beating second-seeded Steve Johnson 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in the seco...
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Troicki, Mahut to meet in Rotterdam quarterfinalsFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Eighth-seeded Viktor Troicki made the quarterfinals of the World Tennis Tournament by defeating Hyeon Chung of South Korea 7-6 (5), 6-2 on ...
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Arkansas State women's tennis in back-to-back contestsFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas State University women's tennis team opens the 2016 dual match season this weekend with back-to-back contests. Arkansas State will ta...
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Venus beats Radwanska to reach quarterfinals in TaiwanFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams overpowered Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the Taiwan Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Williams con...
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Nadal beats Juan Monaco to reach Argentina quarterfinalsFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Former No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal beat Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open. Nadal will face P...
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Wozniacki beaten by Cibulkova in St. PetersburgFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 7-5 after a heated dispute with the umpir...
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Williams coasts in 1st round of Taiwan OpenFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams had a 6-3, 6-2 win over Taiwanese wildcard Lee Pei-chi in her opening match at the Taiwan Open on Wednesday. "It was e...