Articles filed under Tennis
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Nishikori opens Memphis title defense with winFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Top-seeded Kei Nishikori opened his bid for a fourth straight Memphis Open title with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday n...
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Vinci downs Wickmayer to reach St. Petersburg quarterfinalsFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Roberta Vinci secured her place in the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by beating Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 6-2, 7-6 (2)...
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2nd-seeded Cilic beats Muller to reach last 8 in RotterdamFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Second-seeded Marin Cilic reached the World Tennis Tournament quarterfinals by defeating Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) in th...
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Williams coasts to 6-3, 6-2 win over Lee at Taiwan OpenFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams had a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lee Pei-chi in her opening match at the Taiwan Open on Wednesday. Williams broke the Taiwanese...
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Thiem, Almagro into quarterfinals in ArgentinaFeb 10, 2016 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria reached his second quarterfinals of the young season when he defeated qualifier Gastao Elias of Port...
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Muller into 2nd round in Rotterdam, Gasquet withdrawsFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Gilles Muller set up a second-round match with former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic at the World Tennis Tournament after coming from a set...
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Andy Murray becomes first-time father with birth of girlFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray has become a father for the first time after his wife, Kim Sears, gave birth to a girl. Murray's management company says Sears gave birth on Su...
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Tennis umpires banned over corruption; 4 officials suspendedFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Two tennis umpires have been banned and four others are under investigation for corruption, authorities said Tuesday. The sanctions were confirmed by the I...
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US drawn against Australia in Fed Cup playoffsFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The United States will travel to Australia in April as they try to win back their place in the top tier of the Fed Cup. The Americans and Australia were dr...
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Pavlyuchenkova reaches round 2 in St. PetersburgFeb 09, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was made to fight for a place in the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Tuesday, beating...