Articles filed under Tennis
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Cilic saves match point before defeating Chinese wild cardOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic fought off a match point before rallying to defeat local hope Wu Di of China 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the opening round...
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Gasparyan rallies to beat Witthoeft at WTA event in LinzOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Margarita Gasparyan of Russia rallied from a break down in the final set to beat Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 on Monday on the opening ...
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Girls tennis: Monday, Oct. 12 scoreboardOct 12, 2015 1:01 am - Monday's results * Palatine 7, Glenbard East 0 Singles - No. 1: Kawai (Pal) d. Allen 6-2, 6-2; No. 2: Jacobsen (Pal) d. Naughton 3-6, 7-5, 10-5; No. 3: Hake (Pal) d. Agg...
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Djokovic beats Nadal for 6th China Open titleOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to win his sixth China Open title and improve his record at the tournament to a sterling 29-0. Djokov...
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Top-seeded Wawrinka wins Japan Open for 4th title of yearOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - French Open champion Stan Wawrinka defeated Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Japan Open for his career-best fourth title of the season. The top-se...
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Muguruza pulls out of Hong Kong Open with ankle problemOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Garbine Muguruza has pulled out of the Hong Kong Open, hours after winning the China Open. Hong Kong organizers said the Spanish player needed to recove...
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Italian tennis players have life bans lifted in fixing caseOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace have had their life bans for match-fixing lifted by the Italian tennis federation. The federation's appeals court decide...
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Nadal, Djokovic to renew rivalry in final of China OpenOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will renew their long rivalry in the China Open final on Sunday after both won their semifinals in straight sets. The top-...
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Venus Williams targets WTA finals berth at Hong Kong OpenOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Venus Williams comes to Hong Kong hoping she can get a ticket to Singapore. Williams enters the Hong Kong Open knowing that a strong showing here can pu...
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Paire upsets Nishikori to advance to Japan Open finalOct 10, 2015 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Unseeded Benoit Paire of France beat defending champion Kei Nishikori 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to advance to the Japan Open final where he faces top-seeded St...