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72 tennis players in lockdown for Australian Open

Virus cases spike from air travel

DATE: Jan 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka was among the earliest arrivals into Melbourne on one of the 15 charter flights bringing players and officials into the city for the first...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango could spend thousands for popular pickleball courts

Specialized courts answer to community complaints

DATE: Oct 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kenin, 21, will face unseeded Swiatek, 19, in French Open final

American Kenin reaches French Open final

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Djokovic leads been-there-done-that crew at wild French Open

PARIS – Surprising results and “Who is that?” stories abound as this one-of-these-is-not-like-the-others French Open heads to the fourth round — with the wild-card entry, the pair of qualifi...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Early bird Thiem, Nadal, Halep reach French 4th round

PARIS – Waking up early Friday for his third-round match at the French Open, Dominic Thiem was surprised to see the morning skies were still dark. Yup, Roland Garros in autumn, wh...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Does Djokovic’s next foe have hope? ‘I was wondering that’

PARIS (AP) — At the mere mention of Novak Djokovic’s name, at the mere thought of sharing a court with a 17-time Grand Slam champion and the French Open’s No. 1-seeded man, Daniel Elahi Gala...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Novak Djokovic leaves French Open foe ‘suffocated’

PARIS – Novak Djokovic’s backhand clipped the net and landed wide, so he shook his head. That was it. Later, a too-soft drop shot found the white tape and bounced back on his own ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘Runaway train’: Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal win French Open openers

PARIS — No matter how much success they’ve had over the years, and to this day, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal both profess to deal with doubts. Both began this French Open with...

DATE: Sep 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hall twins reach quarterfinals at state tennis for Durango

DHS teams eliminated on opening day of state

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Twins tennis: Durango takes two sets of twins to state tennis tournament

Hall, Stritikus twins use chemistry to reach state

DATE: Sep 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Sunday in the parks: The playoffs, NFL, a no-hitter and more

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In a year where good days seem in short supply, sports delivered one. The NFL roared back to life, even if the roar was from fans who weren’t in the stadi...

DATE: Sep 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports