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Factbox: Angelique Kerber v Anna-Lena Friedsam
(Reuters) - A look at the records of Germany's Angelique Kerber and her compatriot Anna-Lena Friedsam before their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday: ANGELIQUE KERBER Age: 32 WTA Rankin...
Sep 02, 2020
Clijsters falls to Alexandrova in second comeback at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three-times champion Kim Clijsters fell at the first hurdle in her second comeback at the U.S. Open when Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova rallied for a 3-6 7-5 6-1 victory to reach t...
Sep 01, 2020
Azarenka holed up in ‘golden prison’ during U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka has likened her U.S. Open accommodation to a "golden prison" where she draws peace of mind from family between matches at Flushing Meadow...
Sep 01, 2020
Medvedev into second round with straight sets win over Delbonis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev faced little resistance from Federico Delbonis of Argentina in a 6-1 6-2 6-4 win on Tuesday to ease into the second round of the U.S. Open. The ...
Sep 01, 2020
Nuggets edge Jazz in Game 7 on late basket by Jokic
The Denver Nuggets survived a frantic finish to complete a rally from a 3-1 postseason deficit Tuesday night, getting a go-ahead hoop from Nikola Jokic with 27.8 seconds remaining for an 80-78 victory...
Sep 01, 2020
Flyers stave off elimination with OT goal against Islanders
Scott Laughton scored with 7:40 left in overtime Tuesday night as the Philadelphia Flyers staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals by edging the New York Islanders, 4-3, in Game 5 i...
Sep 01, 2020
Former world champion Hendry to come out of retirement
(Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry will make a return to the professional game eight years after retiring, with the Scot taking up an invitational tour card to compete on the World ...
Sep 01, 2020
Undercooked Kerber hopes to draw on big-match experience
(Reuters) - Angelique Kerber arrived at the U.S. Open short of match practice but the former world number one is banking on her Grand Slam experience to mount another title charge over the next two we...
Sep 01, 2020
Stephens eases into U.S. Open second round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sloane Stephens delivered an efficient 6-3 6-3 win over Mihaela Buzarnescu on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open. The 2017 champion, seeded 26th this year, sm...
Sep 01, 2020
Muchova sends Venus to first opening-round loss at US Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Karolina Muchova took advantage of an error-prone Venus Williams to advance 6-3 7-5 into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday and hand the two-time champion her first open...
Sep 01, 2020
