Articles filed under Tennis
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Williams advances to final of Taiwan OpenFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams beat Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Taiwan Open. Williams, who adv...
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Thiem bounces Nadal from Argentina Open clay-court eventFeb 13, 2016 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Rising star Dominic Thiem of Austria has knocked former top-ranked Rafael Nadal out of the Argentina Open with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) victory...
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Tennis corruption probe to take at least 1 yearFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The independent investigation into allegations of match-fixing and corruption in tennis will take at least a year, the sport's four governing bodies said F...
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Klizan and Mahut win to set up Rotterdam semifinalFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Martin Klizan of Slovakia saved five match points against sixth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut to set up a semifinal with French qualifier Ni...
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Nadal into semifinals in Argentina; sets up match with ThiemFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinals of the Argentina Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Paolo Lorenzi of Italy o...
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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 ...