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PARIS - Underdogs had their days, plenty of them, in 2015: Leicester City snapping at the heels of England's Premier League giants, Japan beating South Africa at the rugby World Cup, Roberta Vinci...
View ArticleTomic, Azarenka move into top 16 in Australian Open seedings
MELBOURNE, Australia - Defending champions and No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams top the Australian Open seedings lists, which follow rankings ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of...
View ArticleSerena Williams not worried about injury, or what lies ahead
MELBOURNE, Australia - Injury? What injury? The draw? Don't mention the draw.
View ArticleTake 2: Resurgent Azarenka ready for Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - In her new music video, Victoria Azarenka spins wheels on a motorbike and sprays graffiti on a wall. There's not a tennis racket to be seen.
View ArticleWomen's tennis elite shaking off injuries, colds at Aus Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Before the sneezing and sniffling set in, the world's No. 2-ranked women's tennis player listed her goals for the year.
View ArticleResurgent Venus stopped in 1st round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - When Johanna Konta found out she was playing Venus Williams in the first round of the Australian Open, she thought to herself, "I just hope I stay out there more than an hour."
View ArticleWith Rio approaching, jockeying begins for doubles teams
MELBOURNE, Australia - When Roger Federer and Martina Hingis decided to team up to play mixed doubles at the 2016 Olympics, a Swiss newspaper boasted the country would bring a "Dream Team" to Rio de...
View ArticleBorn an Aussie, raised a Brit. Konta's a star in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia - Johanna Konta became the first British woman in 29 years to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open on Saturday, giving rise to "a lot of Australia questions" at Melbourne...
View ArticleAzarenka: Tennis hunger comes from childhood in Belarus
MELBOURNE, Australia - Pressure is merely a matter of perspective for Victoria Azarenka, who can recall days when she was worried as much about going hungry as she was about her next match.
View ArticleFootball fan Azarenka into quarterfinals at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Victoria Azarenka's "dream final" has come true, the Denver Broncos against the Carolina Panthers.
View ArticlePavlyuchenkova reaches round 2 in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was made to fight for a place in the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Tuesday, beating Czech veteran Klara Koukalova in...
View ArticleTop-seeded Simona Halep ousted by Ana Ivanovic in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Defending champion Simona Halep of Romania and Garbine Muguruza of Spain lost in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday to leave the tournament...
View ArticleRadwanska beats Niculescu to reach Doha quarterfinals
DOHA, Qatar - Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska came through a tough first set before beating Monica Niculescu 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.
View ArticleFed Cup: Muguruza leads Spain to playoff victory vs. Italy
LLEIDA, Spain - Garbine Muguruza cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Roberta Vinci on Sunday, giving Spain an insurmountable 3-0 lead against Italy for a spot in the top tier of the Fed Cup.
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