Articles filed under Tennis
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Halep, Dimitrov win at Australian Open tune-up in SydneyJan 13, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep has booked a semifinal berth at the Sydney International, while fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the men's quarterfinals o...
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Kerber withdraws from Sydney International with illnessJan 12, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Eight of the top 10 women in tennis are injured or have become sick in the lead up to the Australian Open, the latest being Angelique Kerber after she with...
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Bouchard wins in Hobart 1st roundJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Eugenie Bouchard provided relief from a deluge of bad injury news in the women's game ahead of the Australian Open, as the Canadian won 6-2, 6-1 against Be...
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Injury, illness hit top 6 WTA players before Australian OpenJan 10, 2016 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - It's been an injury and illness-filled start to 2016 for the top six women in tennis, and just a week from the start of the Australian Open. D...
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Wawrinka beats Coric for 4th Chennai Open titleJan 10, 2016 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Stan Wawrinka won his fourth title at the Chennai Open on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-5 win over promising teenager Borna Coric of Croatia. Fifteen aces a...
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Raonic wins Brisbane title, reversing 2015 result v FedererJan 10, 2016 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Milos Raonic got one back on Roger Federer to start the new season. After losing coach Ivan Ljubicic to the Federer camp leading into 2016, Ra...
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Azarenka caps a resurgent week with 1st title since 2013Jan 09, 2016 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A polished victory at the Brisbane International finally ended a prolonged, disorganized and painful wait between titles for Victoria Azarenka...
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Stephens takes ASB Classic title, beats Goerges 7-5, 6-2Jan 09, 2016 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - American Sloane Stephens had a long day at the office Saturday and came away with her second WTA title when she beat Germany's Julia Goerges...
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Top-seeded Wawrinka in line for 4th Chennai Open titleJan 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Stan Wawrinka will play for a third successive Chennai Open title in the final against Borna Coric, the youngest finalist on the ATP Tour in eight ...
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Australia wins Hopman Cup for 1st time in 17 yearsJan 09, 2016 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova had singles wins over Ukraine to lead Australia Green to the Hopman Cup, the country's first title in the mixed ...