Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Simona Halep withdraws from Sydney InternationalJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Top seed Simona Halep withdrew from the Sydney International tennis tournament on Tuesday with gastroenteritis. Halep started the 2015 season by winning he...
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Wozniacki out of Sydney International with wrist injuryJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki's Australian Open preparations took a hit on Monday when she was forced to withdraw from her first-round match at the Sydney Internation...
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Stosur beats Safarova in 3 sets in 1st round in SydneyJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Samantha Stosur overcame some home-crowd jitters to beat Lucie Safarova 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Sydney International, and Caroli...
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Del Potro wins comeback match after 10-month injury layoffJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Juan Martin Del Potro launched his comeback from a serious wrist injury with a convincing 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round of the...
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Federer notches 1,000th match win, claims Brisbane titleJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer turned the Brisbane International final into a grand occasion Sunday, beating the up-and-coming Milos Raonic in three see-sawing...