Articles filed under Tennis
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Venus Williams beats player half her age at Dubai tournamentFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Defending champion Venus Williams beat an opponent half her age on Monday, winning 6-1, 6-2 against 17-year-old Belinda Bencic of Swit...
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Dolgopolov beats Gabashvili in Delray Beach 1st roundFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine won just his second match of the ATP season with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over Russian Teymuraz...
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Nishikori 3-peats as Memphis champ, beats Anderson 6-4, 6-4Feb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - All the big names from Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe to Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Andy Roddick are on the list of past champions...
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Petkovic wins Diamond Games with walkover vs. Suarez NavarroFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Third-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany won the Diamond Games without hitting a ball when fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain pulled out o...
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Cuevas beats Vanni in Brazil to win 3rd ATP titleFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Pablo Cuevas won his third ATP title on Sunday by defeating qualifier Luca Vanni 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) in the Brazil Open final. The 32nd-ranked Uruguayan l...
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Hantuchova beats Tomljanovic to win Thailand OpenFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova came back from a set down to beat Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 for her sixth career title at the Thai...
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Wawrinka beats Berdych to win World Tennis TournamentFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beat defending champion Tomas Berdych for the sixth straight time, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to cli...
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Cornet outlasts Flipkens to reach 2nd round in DubaiFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Alize Cornet raced through the first set in 20 minutes, then needed nearly 3 hours for the next two before outlasting Kirsten Flipkens...
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Hantuchova, Tomljanovic advance to final of Thailand OpenFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Daniela Hantuchova saved two match points to beat Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Thailand Open semifinals on Saturday. ...
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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 ...