Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open finalist Lucie Safarova out of Australian OpenJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The WTA Tour says French Open finalist Lucie Safarova has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of the lingering effects of a bacterial ...
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Rafael Nadal gets through to semifinals at Qatar OpenJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Despite being broken four times, Rafael Nadal managed to make his way into the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-3, 5-7, 6...
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Bouchard's comeback ends in loss to Babos at Shenzhen OpenJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Eugenie Bouchard's comeback from the concussion she suffered at the U.S. Open was stalled by a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Hungary's Timea Babos at the Shenz...
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Novak Djokovic joins Rafael Nadal in Qatar Open semifinalsJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic survived a second set challenge to dismiss eighth-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Qatar Open semifi...
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Azarenka advances to quarterfinals at Brisbane InternationalJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - After two injury-interrupted seasons, Victoria Azarenka is emerging from the shadows of some highly-ranked rivals who have either withdrawn fr...
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Radwanska advances in Shenzehn but 3 other seeds knocked outJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland sailed into the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open but three other seeded players were knocked out in the...
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Stan Wawrinka advances to Chennai Open quarterfinalsJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - CHENNAI, India (AP) - Stan Wawrinka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open by beating Russian teenager Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday. The top-seeded Swiss ...
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Djokovic, Nadal advance to quarterfinals at Qatar OpenJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Djokovic captured a 6-2, 6-2 second-round win against Fe...
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Ball boy struck by racket as tempers flare at ASB ClassicJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - A tennis match at the ASB Classic turned into a heated spat between two players on Wednesday after Naomi Broady accused Jelena Ostapenko of ...
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Serena Williams withdraws from Hopman Cup with knee problemJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams withdrew from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday because of inflammation in her left knee, a setback in her preparations for the Austral...