Articles filed under Tennis
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015: Capsules on top men's playersJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Men to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday at Melbourne Park: NOVAK DJOKOVIC Seeded: 1 Ranked: 1 Age: 27 Country: Serbia 2014 Match Record: 61-8 2014 Singl...
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Williams to meet Belgian in 1st round at Australian OpenJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Serena Williams will play Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium in her first-round match at the Australian Open as she begins her attempt...
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Del Potro loses in quarterfinals at Sydney InternationalJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro was beaten in the quarterfinals of the Sydney International on Thursday, losing 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) to Kazakhstan qua...
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Azarenka misses out on a seeding at Australian OpenJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka faces the prospect of drawing a top player in the first round at the Australian Open after missing out on...
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Nadal working hard to gain full fitness for Australian OpenJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal says he's "working as hard as I can" to be ready for Monday's start to the Australian Open following a right wrist injury and ap...
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Same-gender couples' doubles tournaments sanctioned by USTAJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The U.S. Tennis Association will sanction same-gender couples' doubles tournaments for the first time, starting at the Plaza Racquet Club in Pa...
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Rafael Nadal tries his hand at some disco tennisJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A new format called Fast4, which some have dubbed disco tennis, was again on display Wednesday with a recovering Rafael Nadal happy to be on ...
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Juan Martin del Potro wins again in Sydney injury comebackJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Juan Martin del Potro continued his promising return from an 11-month injury layoff by beating top-seeded Fabio Fognini 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach...
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Russia tennis wants to use annexed Crimea as training baseJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian tennis wants to use the annexed Crimea to help develop players, says the head of the national federation. Crimea's balmy climate is ideal for tenni...
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Azarenka misses out on a seeding at Australian OpenJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has missed out on a seeding at the Australian Open after falling in the rankings in the first weeks of 20...