Tennis

Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Cilic to reach semifinal at Dubai Tennis Championships

DUBAI — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Auger-Aliassime fired 13 aces to Cilic’s three and broke the Croatian three times on 10 chances.

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Griekspoor saves 4 match points in win over Medvedev to reach Dubai semifinals

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points before beating top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 to reach the semifinals at the Dubai Championships on Thursday.

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Jannik Sinner's nomination for Laureus sportsman of year withdrawn after ban

LONDON (AP) — The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday because of the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

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American teenager Tien beats Zverev and advances to the quarterfinals in Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — American teenager Learner Tien beat top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open in Acapulco It was his second career win over a top-five player.

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Canada's Shapovalov advances to Mexican Open quarterfinals

Canada's Denis Shapovalov defeated American Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open tennis tournament. The Richmond Hill, Ont.

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A Las Vegas exhibition that originally featured Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz has been postponed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With Jannik Sinner serving a doping suspension , and Taylor Fritz's status uncertain because of an injured abdominal muscle, the men's tennis exhibition event scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas has been postponed.

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Daniil Medvedev reaches Dubai quarterfinals, Marin Cilic also advances

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev didn't have time to think about how to return Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard's blazing serves Wednesday at the the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. Medvedev, ranked No.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime reaches quarterfinal at Dubai Tennis Championships

DUBAI — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Portugal's Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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Shapovalov advances with two-set win in Mexican Open

ACAPULCO — Canadian tennis ace Denis Shapovalov overcame a delayed and slow start to beat American Nishesh Basavareddy 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the ATP 500 Mexican Open men's singles division on Tuesday night in Acapulco.

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Rublev loses in first round in Dubai three days after taking Doha title

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Third-seeded Andrey Rublev followed up his Qatar Open title with a first-round exit at the Dubai Championships, losing to qualifier Quentin Halys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday.

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