Articles filed under Tennis
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Ruud advances to 3rd round in Barcelona OpenApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Second-seeded Casper Ruud defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Ruud, seeking h...
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5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova says she is pregnantApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant. The five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who retired from the sport in February 2020, delivered the news via a social media post o...
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Dominic Thiem loses on return from injury at Serbia OpenApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - John Millman tainted Dominic Thiem's return from injury by beating the Austrian 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Serbia Open on Tuesday. T...
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Sorana Cirstea wins to open title defense in IstanbulApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - ISTANBUL (AP) - Defending champion Sorana Cirstea won her opening match at the Istanbul Championship, beating Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday. The 32-yea...
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Boys tennis: Naperville Central in midseason formApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Two Invitationals. Two first-place finishes. The Naperville Central boys tennis team is on the right track this spring. That track ends at the Class 2A state tournament ...
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Barty swings back into action, trades tennis for golfApr 18, 2022 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Ash Barty has signed on to play in an international golf exhibition just weeks after retiring from tennis while ranked No. 1 in the world. Th...
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Tsitsipas successfully defends title in Monte CarloApr 17, 2022 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared happy to hear fans 'œyelling and chanting'ť again at the Monte Carlo Masters as he beat unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-...
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Tsitsipas beats Zverev to return to Monte Carlo finalApr 16, 2022 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - Defending champion Stefanos Tsitispas breezed into the Monte Carlo Masters final after dispatching second-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday. Tsi...
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BJK Cup: Swiatek powers Poland to finals, Czechs top BritainApr 16, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - New No. 1 Iga Swiatek powered Poland into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for the first time and they were joined by other newcomers Italy and Kazakhstan o...
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Boys tennis: New Trier reigns supreme at Prospect invitationalApr 16, 2022 1:00 am - New Trier lost its 2021 state singles champion and state runner-up doubles team, but the reigning state champions appear to have plenty of reserve in their tank for this...