Tennis

Top seed out as Russian players fill St Petersburg semis

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<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Russia &mdash; Margarita Gasparyan upset the top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 7-5 on Friday, when Russian players filled the semifinals of the St....

Djokovic pulls out of Miami Open, citing virus restrictions

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<p>MIAMI &mdash; No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and...

Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov reach Dubai quarterfinals

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov eased into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday and qualifier Lloyd Harris...

Alexandrova wins as Russians lead the way in St. Petersburg

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Russian players continued their dominance at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Wednesday as Ekaterina Alexandrova, Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova all booked their...

Wimbledon expecting reduced attendance for 2021 tournament

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LONDON — Wimbledon organizers are working on the basis of having a reduced number of spectators for this year’s tournament because of coronavirus restrictions. ...

Medvedev 1st man other than ‘Big 4’ in ATP Top 2 since 2005

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LONDON — Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 2 in the ATP rankings on Monday, making him the first man other than Novak...

Ostapenko beats Badosa 6-2, 6-2 in St. Petersburg

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by beating Paula Badosa 6-2, 6-2 on...

Gasquet beats Cecchinato in Dubai for 550th win

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; Richard Gasquet defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Dubai Championships for his 550th career...

Gasquet beats Cecchinato in Dubai for 550th win

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Richard Gasquet defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Dubai Championships for his 550th career...

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Miami Open because of back issue

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MIAMI — Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Miami Open on Tuesday because of the bad back that bothered him during the Australian Open. ...