Articles filed under Tennis
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Nadal routs Wawrinka 6-2, 6-1 to reach Shanghai semifinalsOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Rafael Nadal is starting to look like his dominant former self, the player who won 14 Grand Slam titles. He's even beating the top players again. After s...
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Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Hong Kong OpenOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Venus Williams closed in on a spot in the season-ending WTA Finals by beating Alize Cornet 6-1, 6-1 Friday to reach the Hong Kong Open semifinals. The t...
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Pavlyuchenkova beats Krunic to reach semifinals in LinzOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Serbian qualifier Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-3 at the Generali Ladies on Friday to advance to her third semifinal of...
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Radwanska to face Pliskova in Tianjin Open semifinalsOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - TIANJIN, China (AP) - Agnieszka Radwanska will take on Karolina Pliskova in the semifinals of the Tianjin Open in a match-up between players trying to wrap up spots in t...
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Past 2 winners to play in CharlestonOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The past two Family Circle Cup champions in Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic have committed to play in the rebranded Volvo Cars Open in 2016....
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Venus Williams reaches quarterfinals of Hong Kong OpenOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open by beating Wang Yafan of China 6-0, 6-2 Thursday. The 35-year-old Williams, a seven-t...
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Djokovic wins again in Shanghai; Nadal, Murray also advanceOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - SHANGHAI (AP) - Novak Djokovic has been winning with relative ease over the past week and a half in China and yet he still doesn't think his game is perfect. His opponen...
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Wozniacki beaten by Flipkens, joins exodus of seeds in LinzOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - LINZ, Austria (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki became the latest seeded player to suffer an early exit at the Generali Ladies, losing to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 6-4 in ...
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Glenbard East's Allen back for moreOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - As a freshman last year, Kolie Allen of Glenbard East made second-team all-state by finishing in the top 20 at the state tournament. This year an improved and more matu...
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Jankovic, Stosur advance to quarterfinals at Hong Kong OpenOct 14, 2015 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Jelena Jankovic and Samantha Stosur advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday, both winning in straight sets. Jankovic, a former ...