Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Vinci beats Bencic to win St. Petersburg Ladies TrophyFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Roberta Vinci snapped a losing streak in finals to beat top-seeded Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3 and take the inaugural St. Petersburg Ladies Tro...
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Thiem wins Argentina Open to take 4th career singles titleFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Dominic Thiem defeated Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (4) to win the Argentina Open on Sunday and claim his fourth ATP singles...
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Monfils and Klizan to meet in World Tennis Tournament finalFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Fifth-seeded Gael Monfils of France beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to set up a World Tennis Tournament final again...
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Bencic to play Vinci in St. Petersburg finalFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Belinda Bencic of Switzerland beat Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-4, 6-3 in a battle of 18-year-olds to book a St. Petersburg final against Ro...
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American teen Taylor Fritz reaches final in 3rd ATP eventFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Teenager Taylor Fritz beat Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Memphis Open final, extending his amazing run by b...