Articles filed under Tennis
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Rafael Nadal an extreme pessimist ahead of Australian OpenJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Asked to predict who will win this year's Australian Open, Rafael Nadal takes a deep breath, shrugs his shoulders and insists it won't be him...
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Australian Open Scene: Williams and running don't get alongJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams says her close friend Caroline Wozniacki is the fittest player on tour, and many would agree after the Danish former No. 1 co...
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Top-seeded Djokovic "not well" on eve of Australian OpenJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic canceled a training session because of an undisclosed illness or injury on the eve of the Australian Open. A spokes...
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Juan Martin del Potro pulls out of Australian OpenJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro's injury time-off from Grand Slam tournaments just got a little longer. The 2009 U.S. Open winner withdrew Sunday from ...
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Troicki beats Kukushkin in 1st ATP final with 2 qualifiersJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Viktor Troicki of Serbia beat Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to win the Sydney International title in the first ATP final between two qua...
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Top stars not concerned by Australian Open preparationsJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams lost two of four singles matches in her preparations for the Australian Open, while Maria Sharapova won the Brisbane Internat...
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Britain's Heather Watson wins Hobart InternationalJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - HOBART, Australia (AP) - Britain's Heather Watson defeated American Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Hobart International title without dropping a set. Th...
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015: Capsules on top women's playersJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Women to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday at Melbourne Park: SERENA WILLIAMS Seeded: 1 Age: 33 Country: United States 2014 M...
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Kvitova wins Sydney International title over fellow CzechJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat her Czech Fed Cup teammate Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to win the Sydney International women's singles title F...
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New guard, old guard? Plenty of different Grand Slam chancesJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - After a year which featured eight Grand Slam singles champions, there's been plenty of talk ahead of the Australian Open about the new guard ...