Articles filed under Tennis
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Top seed Peng falls in Thailand Open 2nd roundFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Top-seeded Peng Shuai of China fell to Misaki Doi of Japan 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday. Doi, in their fi...
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Ivo Karlovic advances to 2nd round of Memphis OpenFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Ivo Karlovic moved into the second round of the Memphis Open with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Lukas Lacko on Tuesday. Sam Querrey also advanced to ...
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Murray eases into 2nd round in RotterdamFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Top-seeded Andy Murray made a solid start to his Rotterdam campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over French qualifier Nicolas Mahut on Wednesday, w...
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Bracciali, Starace suspended 40 days in match-fixing inquiryFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ROME (AP) - The Italian tennis federation suspended Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace for 40 days on Wednesday while conducting a match-fixing inquiry into the two pl...
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Lajovic upsets Verdasco to reach Brazil Open quarterfinalsFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Serbia's Dusan Lajovic defeated seventh-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open on Thursday. L...
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Nishikori survives 3-set match to move into quarterfinalsFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) - Top-seeded Kei Nishikori was pushed to three sets in his opening match of the Memphis Open on Wednesday, beating American qualifier Ryan Harris...
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Raonic prevails in tight three-setter in RotterdamFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Second-seeded Milos Raonic was made to work for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5 victory over qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov and a place in the second round...
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Delbonis loses to Bagnis in 1st round of Brazil OpenFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO (AP) - Defending champion Federico Delbonis lost to lucky loser Facundo Bagnis 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Brazil Open on Tuesday. Bagnis, ranked 1...
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Cornet battles to reach 2nd round in AntwerpFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Seventh-seeded Alize Cornet avoided an early upset at the Diamond Games as she rallied to beat Belinda Bencic 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round on...
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Connors, Krickstein turn back the clock with reunion matchFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Relishing a reunion and heading for retirement from public matches, Jimmy Connors was in the first game of Tuesday's exhibition when he found him...