Articles filed under Tennis
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Wawrinka opens Australian Open title defense with winJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Stan Wawrinka began the defense of his Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Turkey's Marsel Ilhan on Tuesday. Wawrinka was bar...
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Bouchard starts another Grand Slam year on positive noteJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Eugenie Bouchard's quest to match her stellar 2014 record in Grand Slam tournaments started on a positive note when she beat Anna-Lena Frieds...
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Wozniacki defeats Townsend in Australian Open 1st roundJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki saved seven of eight break points she faced to withstand a tough challenge from 18-year-old American Taylor Townsend, winn...
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Andy Murray wins 1st-round match at the Australian OpenJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray beat Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) Monday to begin another quest to win an elusive...
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Halep advances to 2nd round at the Australian OpenJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Third-seeded Simona Halep continued her strong start to the year with a 6-3, 6-2 first-round win over Karin Knapp of Italy at the Australian ...
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Crowd pleaser Djokovic revives 'tradition' at Aust OpenJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - On the eve of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic revived what he called his "little tradition" - a moment where he stops talking about tenni...
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Rafael Nadal advances with emphatic win at Australian OpenJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal didn't give the impression he was lacking any confidence as he raced through the first round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, ...
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Grigor Dimitrov wins opening match at Australian OpenJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tenth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov defeated Germany's Dustin Brown 6-2, 6-3, 6 -2 in a 69-minute first-round match Monday at the Australian Open. P...
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Bring on the quarterfinals: What to Watch at the Aussie OpenJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The quarterfinalists on the bottom half of both men's and women's singles draws play at the Australian Open on Tuesday, with plenty of famili...
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Djokovic set to play Australian Open, recovers from fluJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has overcome a bout of the flu to take his place at the Australian Open. Djokovic was forced to cancel a training s...