Articles filed under Tennis
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advances at Dubai ChampionshipsFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Playing for the first time since winning the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic came through with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil on T...
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Defending champ Federer wins, Gulbis loses againFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Defending champion Roger Federer had little trouble bypassing Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-1 in the first round at the Dubai Tennis Champion...
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Czechs face Australia in Davis Cup without Berdych, StepanekFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech Republic will be without Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in the first round of the Davis Cup against Australia. Berdych and Stepanek teamed up t...
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Two-time champ Azarenka wins and Venus Williams advancesFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - DOHA (AP) - Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka beat Angelique Kerber 6-0, 6-3 in the first round of the Qatar Total Open on Monday. The Belarusian, who won in 2012 and ...
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Roger Federer says no to Davis Cup in 2015Feb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Roger Federer is skipping the Davis Cup this year after leading Switzerland to its first title in 2014. Federer played the entire Davi...
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Mayer into 2nd round in Buenos Aires; Nadal tries to reboundFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - No. 5-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina reached the second round of the Argentina Open on Monday, defeating Stephane Robert of France 6-0...
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Ferrer off to hot start; takes Rio title for 2nd of seasonFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - David Ferrer won his second tournament of the season and the 23rd ATP singles title of his career, beating Fabio Fognini on Sunday 6-2, 6-3 in the ...
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35-year-old Ivo Karlovic wins Delray Beach OpenFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - At 6-foot-11, Ivo Karlovic, has served his way out of plenty of predicaments. On Sunday, the tallest tennis professional player on record did s...
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Simon beats Monfils to win 12th career title at Open 13Feb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Fifth-seeded Gilles Simon claimed his 12th career title after coming out on top of a tense three-set battle with fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils i...
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Halep wins 2nd WTA title of year at Dubai ChampionshipsFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep earned her second title of the year by beating 17th-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the Dubai Champio...