Articles filed under Tennis
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Halep advances to semifinal against Wozniacki in DubaiFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep needed five match points before finally defeating sixth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 in the quarter...
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Nadal not great, but makes quarterfinals on clay in RioFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rafael Nadal kept rolling in his first clay-court of the season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory on Thursday over fellow Spaniard and friend Pablo Carreno B...
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Top-seeded Raonic upset by Italy's Bolelli in Open 13Feb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Top-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada was knocked out of the Open 13 in his first match on Thursday after a shock 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) second-round los...
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Bautista Agut and Monfils reach Open 13 quarterfinalsFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Fourth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and No. 7 Gael Monfils of France both won in straight sets to reach the Open 13 quarterfinals on We...
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Kvitova follows Venus Williams to early exit in DubaiFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Second-seeded Petra Kvitova and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic followed defending champion Venus Williams to an early exit at the Dubai Te...
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Begu leads march of seeded women into quarterfinals in RioFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Second-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Wednesday, defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United S...
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Lu Yen-hsun upsets top-seeded Kevin Anderson in Delray BeachFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun upset top-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Wednesday night in chilly conditions in the second round o...
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Nadal wins in Rio in first clay-court match of seasonFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil at the Rio Open on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 6-1 in his first clay-court match of the season...
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Halep, Wozniacki advance in Dubai championshipsFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep eased to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Daniela Hantuchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Except for six d...
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John Isner upset in 1st round of Delray Beach OpenFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Marinko Matosevic ousted No. 2 seed John Isner 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday. Marinko Matosevic had never bea...