Articles filed under Tennis
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Walt Herrick Memorial tennis tournament starts Jan. 1Dec 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Many of the best pro tournament players, teaching pros, college players, and high school players in the Midwest will be competing at The Racket Club over the New Year's ...
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Northwest suburbs' 'Mr. Tennis' dies at 86Dec 24, 2015 11:30 am - Life story Mel Timmons ~ 1929-2015 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent One of the biggest promoters of tennis in the Northwest suburbs has died. Mel Timmo...
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Davis Cup: Kooyong to host Australia-US match on grassDec 23, 2015 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Lleyton Hewitt's debut as Australia's Davis Cup captain will take place against the United States at Kooyong, the former home of the Australi...
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Soderling, 2-time French Open finalist, retires at 31Dec 23, 2015 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling is retiring at the age of 31 due to illness. The big-serving Swede, who ended Rafael Nadal's 31-match winn...
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Djokovic and Williams named 2015 ITF World ChampionsDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been named ITF World Champions for 2015, after both players won three Grand Slam titles this year. Djokovic won the...
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Mary Pierce, Mark Woodforde to serve on ITF boardDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Former Grand Slam champions Mary Pierce and Mark Woodforde have been appointed to the board of directors of the International Tennis Federation. The two fo...
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Rodionova falls 1 match short of wild-card win after weddingDec 19, 2015 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Russian-born Australian Arina Rodionova has fallen one match short of gaining a wild-card entry into January's Australian Open, losing the de...
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Britain to hand out 10,000 free rackets to find new talentDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain is launching a new drive to develop young tennis talent in the wake of the country's Davis Cup success. The Lawn Tennis Association says it will ha...
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Greek tennis player Jakupovic gets life ban for corruptionDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Greek tennis player Alexandros Jakupovic has been banned from the sport for life for breaking rules on match-fixing. The Tennis Integrity Unit says on Frid...
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Arina Rodionova wins wildcard semifinal on her wedding dayDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Arina Rodionova's wedding day started with a bonus Saturday - a semifinal win in the Australian Open wildcard qualifying tournament. The Russ...