Articles filed under Tennis
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French Open Lookahead: Swiatek, Nadal, Djokovic on Day 2May 22, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - LOOKAHEAD TO MONDAY The second day at Roland Garros features quite a lineup in Court Philippe Chatrier, with matches involving No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek and de...
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Ruud retains Geneva Open title beating Sousa in 3-hour finalMay 21, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Casper Ruud retained his Geneva Open title by beating Joao Sousa 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (1) in the final on Saturday. One day before the French Open starts in P...
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EXPLAINER: Why will Russia's Ukraine war affect Wimbledon?May 21, 2022 7:00 am - The usual trophies and prize money will be on the line for Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and other top players at Wimbledon, but there is a significant change there this y...
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FRENCH OPEN: No. 1 Swiatek enters on 28-match winning streakMay 21, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Here's one measure of just how dominant Iga Swiatek has been as the French Open begins Sunday: The 28-match winning streak accumulated by the new No. 1 in ...
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Boys tennis: Vernon Hills, Fremd among sectional championsMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - Rain, AP testing, prom, graduation, and, of course, more rain, threw tournament directors off course during the past two days of sectional tennis. However, all prevailed...
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Boys tennis: Naperville North edges Metea Valley for sectional titleMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - As the second and final day of the Metea Valley boys tennis sectional got underway Saturday, those that had reached the semifinals knew they were headed to the state mee...
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Boys tennis: Sophomore duo helps Batavia win sectional titleMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - Batavia coach Brad Nelson certainly had faith in his young doubles team with the Class 2A Geneva sectional championship on the line Saturday afternoon. Dropping the firs...
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Men's tennis tour removes ranking points for Wimbledon because of ban on players from Russia over Ukraine invasionMay 20, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Men's tennis tour removes ranking points for Wimbledon because of ban on players from Russia over Ukraine invasion. ...
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Naomi Osaka at French Open news conference: 'I think I'm OK'May 20, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Naomi Osaka cracked jokes at Roland Garros on Friday - and, yes, laughed at those jokes. She smiled after some reporters' questions. She paused to contempla...
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FRENCH OPEN 2022: No. 1 Swiatek, Osaka among top playersMay 20, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Some of the women to watch at the French Open, which begins Sunday at Roland Garros: ___ IGA SWIATEK Ranked: 1 Country: Poland Age: 20 (Tu...