Articles filed under Tennis
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Boys tennis: York, Hinsdale Central off to strong startsApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - Three matches into the season, the York boys tennis team is aiming to build off a solid start. The Dukes (2-1) recorded victories over Buffalo Grove and Geneva but suffe...
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Analysis: Iga Swiatek's rapid rise to No. 1 not mind-blowingApr 04, 2022 7:00 am - When new No. 1 Iga Swiatek's latest match ended with another victory, her 17th in a row, she jogged over to greet her team in a corner of the Miami Open stadium. She sho...
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Vamos, Carlos: Alcaraz gives Spain a Miami Open men's winnerApr 03, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Spanish fans brought plenty of their nation's flags to Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, thrusting them into the air whenever things were going wel...
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New No. 1 Swiatek withdraws from Credit One Charleston OpenApr 02, 2022 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - New No. 1 Iga Swiatek withdrew from next week's Credit One Charleston Open just hours after defeating Naomi Osaka to win the Miami Open title. O...
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US Open champ Daniil Medvedev says he needs hernia surgeryApr 02, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev expects to be sidelined for one to two months after having hernia surgery. The No. 2-ranked man in tennis wrote on Twitter on Saturday...
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She's No. 1: Swiatek downs Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win Miami OpenApr 02, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Iga Swiatek ended her journey to the women's No. 1 ranking in fitting fashion. Swiatek continued her searing start to 2022 on Saturday, beatin...
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Osaka rallies, tops Bencic to make Miami Open women's finalApr 01, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Naomi Osaka's eyes welled with tears when her match ended, an all-too-familiar scene for her in recent years. These were of the happy variety....
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Osaka-Swiatek in Miami women's final; Ruud, Alcaraz advanceApr 01, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Naomi Osaka is playing her first final in more than a year on Saturday, which certainly sounds like a comeback story. She doesn't see it that ...
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Another quick day for Pegula, who makes Miami Open semisMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Forget three-setters. These days, Jessica Pegula doesn't even need second sets. The No. 16 seed has made the semifinals at the Miami Open, ben...
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Medvedev closes in on No. 1 ranking; Osaka to Miami semisMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Daniil Medvedev is one win away from returning to No. 1. And Naomi Osaka is two wins away from being a tournament champion again. Shaking off ...