Articles filed under Tennis
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Serena Williams withdraws from Dubai tournament with illnessFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Top-ranked Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Dubai Tennis Championships because of the lingering effects of an upper respiratory ...
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Nishikori beats Querrey in 3 sets at Memphis semifinalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kei Nishikori of Japan rallied after dropping the first set to beat American Sam Querrey 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) Saturday night in the Memphis Open s...
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Vanni beats Souza to reach Brazil Open finalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Qualifier Luca Vanni of Italy defeated home-crowd favorite Joao Souza 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 at the Brazil Open on Saturday, reaching his first ATP final. Th...
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Berdych easily beats Simon to meet Wawrinka in Dutch finalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Defending champion Tomas Berdych dispatched Gilles Simon of France 6-2, 6-1 to line up Stanislas Wawrinka in the World Tennis Tournament fi...
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Switzerland's Wawrinka to skip 1st round of Davis CupFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Stan Wawrinka is skipping a Davis Cup tie for the first time in his career, saying he will not play in defending champion Switzerland's fir...
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Erakovic saves 3 match points to reach Thai Open semisFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Marina Erakovic of New Zealand staved off three match points to beat two-time former champion Vera Zvonareva of Russia 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the ...
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Vanni beats Lajovic to reach Brazil Open semisFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Qualifier Luca Vanni of Italy defeated Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) to advance to the semifinals of the Brazil Open on Friday. The 149th-ran...
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3rd-seeded Petkovic and No. 5 Suarez Navarro reach semisFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Third-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany advanced to the Diamond Games semifinals Friday after beating sixth-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 7...
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Nadal says he's healthy for Rio Open; calls heat 'extreme'Feb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - RIO DE JANEIRO - Rafael Nadal says he's free of "physical problems" as his clay-court season starts next week in the Rio de Janeiro Open. It's anyo...
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Nishikori beats Krajicek in 3 sets to reach Memphis semisFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kei Nishikori of Japan beat American qualifier Austin Krajicek 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Memphis Open. Nishikori, r...