Tag: Tennis
Tennis player de Minaur has COVID-19, out of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics.
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French Open champ Krejcikova cruises to Prague Open semis
PRAGUE — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova eased past doubles partner Katerina Siniakova on Friday, winning an all-Czech quarterfinal 6-3, 6-0 at the Prague...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 16
1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of...
Novak Djokovic posts he is in for Tokyo Olympics
Novak Djokovic is going to the Tokyo Olympics, keeping alive his chance for a “Golden Slam.”
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AP Sportlight
July 15
1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the...
Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94
NAPLES, Fla. — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand...
Britain’s Johanna Konta to miss Olympics due to COVID-19
LONDON — Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from...
British teen sensation Raducanu gets wild card for San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. — British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the main draw of next month's Mubadala Silicon Valley...
Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics after doping ban
KYIV, Ukraine — Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug...
AP Sportlight
July 14
1951 — Citation is the first horse to win...