Articles filed under Tennis
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Swiatek on streak entering French Open, with Ukraine on mindMay 16, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - If there's been one point during Iga Swiatek's three-month unbeaten run that encapsulates why the top-ranked player has become nearly impossible to beat, it'...
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Monfils withdraws from French Open with heel injuryMay 16, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Gael Monfils withdrew from the French Open on Monday because of an injury to his right heel that will require minor surgery. Monfils, France's highest-ranke...
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ATP spares 2 British tournaments for banning Russian playersMay 16, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Queen's and Eastbourne tournaments were spared punishment from the ATP on Monday for banning Russian and Belarussian players. Russia's invasion of Ukra...
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No. 2 Medvedev back on ATP tour after Wimbledon banMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Watching the recent news from Ukraine is 'œvery upsetting," No. 2-ranked tennis player Daniil Medvedev said Sunday of the war that led Wimbledon organizers...
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Djokovic responds to Alcaraz loss ahead of French OpenMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - That loss to Carlos Alcaraz seems to have motivated Novak Djokovic to step up his game. Just in time, too. A week after his defeat to the 19-year-old Alcaraz...
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Swiatek equals Serena Williams with 27-match winning streakMay 14, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Not since Serena Williams seven years ago has another woman had such a hot streak. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to exte...
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Djokovic back in a big final at Italian Open, vs. TsitsipasMay 14, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - This is just what Novak Djokovic needed a week before the French Open. The top-ranked Serb beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-3 at the Italian Open on Saturday to reach...
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Boys tennis: Wheaton North wins 3rd straight DuKane titleMay 14, 2022 1:00 am - Winning six of the seven championship matches in Saturday's DuKane Conference Tournament, Wheaton North clinched the DuKane Conference title for the third time in a row....
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Boys tennis: Deerfield, Barrington among conference tournament winnersMay 14, 2022 1:00 am - Rain showers forced conference tennis tournaments in the area to pause early Saturday morning. But when the clouds cleared, it was clear sailing which produced some terr...
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Djokovic shows what's been missing in Italian Open winMay 13, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - It was just the type of scrambling, wear-down-the-opponent mentality and shot-making that took Novak Djokovic to within one match of a calendar-year Grand Sl...