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IOC invites 8 Russian tennis players, 2 from Belarus to compete as neutrals at Paris Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. The Russian men invited to...
Azarenka beats qualifier to move into Berlin quarterfinals
BERLIN (AP) — Former top-ranked player Victoria Azarenka clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the grass-court Berlin tournament with a 6-3, 6-3 win over qualifier Zeynep Sonmez on Wednesday. Now ranked 19th, Azarenka broke her rival five times and managed to save five break...
American Peyton Stearns leads unseeded players pulling off upsets on a long day at the French Open
PARIS (AP) — Good thing the French tennis federation installed artificial lights on every court at Roland Garros in 2021, because they sure did come in handy Thursday, allowing match after match to stretch deep into the night, including one particular result that stood out: unseeded American...
Top tennis players say they're playing too much because the tournaments are too long
ROME (AP) — More competition days, more tickets sold, more TV time, more money. For tennis organizers, the long-sought upgrade of tournaments in Madrid and Rome — expanding them from eight days to nearly two weeks — has been a bonanza. For the players? Well, they...
Top-seeded Pegula saves four match points in 3rd-set tiebreaker to reach Charleston Open semifinals
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula saved four match points in a third-set tiebreaker and beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) Friday to reach the Charleston Open semifinals. Danielle Collins, the Miami Open champion, won her 11th straight match with a 6-3, 6-4...
4th-seeded Kasatkina, No. 10 seed Navarro move into 3rd round at rain-delayed Charleston Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Daria Kasatkina rallied after getting shutout in the second set for a 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 victory over Ashlyn Kruger at the rain-delayed Charleston Open on Wednesday night. Kasatkina, seeded fourth, does not play the season's opening clay-court tournament often...
