Articles filed under Tennis
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8-time Slam champ Ivan Lendl helps USTA try to develop starsNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - Ivan Lendl is getting back into coaching to try to groom the next American tennis champion. Lendl, an eight-time Grand Slam title winner and former coach of Andy Murray,...
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Venus Williams beats Pliskova to win WTA Elite OpenNov 08, 2015 6:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams beat Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 7-6 (6) to win the WTA Elite Trophy on Sunday. Pliskova had a set point at 6-5 in the tiebreak...
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Djokovic makes light work of Murray in Paris Masters finalNov 08, 2015 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic's relentless desire for tennis perfection is pushing him to a consistently brilliant level, one which proved far too high for Andy Murray on ...
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Nishikori OK, early arrival in London for World Tour FinalsNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - Kei Nishikori plans to arrive in London one week early for the World Tour Finals after retiring from the Paris Masters because of a back injury. Agent Olivier R. van Lin...
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Djokovic beats Wawrinka to reach Paris Masters finalNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 21 matches and stayed on course for a third straight Paris Masters title after beating Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 3-6,...
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Venus Williams beats Vinci in semis of WTA Elite TrophyNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams overpowered Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the final of the WTA Elite Trophy. Williams will face Karolin...
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Svitolina rallies to beat Suarez Navarro at WTA Elite TrophyNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Elina Svitolina advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Elite Trophy by beating second-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-3 Friday. The eight...
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No. 1 Djokovic beats Berdych to reach Paris Masters semisNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Novak Djokovic saved set points in both sets to remain on course for his third straight Paris Masters title after beating fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 7...
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Williams advances to semifinals of WTA Elite TrophyNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - ZHUHAI, China (AP) - Top-seeded Venus Williams rallied to beat Saisai Zheng of China, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 and advance to the semifinals of the WTA Elite Trophy on Thursday. Wi...
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Federer loses to big-serving Isner in Paris Masters 3rd rdNov 05, 2015 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer finally cracked under the unrelenting serve of John Inser, losing 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (5) to the 13th-seeded American in the third round of the ...