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Canada's Rebecca Marino eager for 'electric feeling' of playing National Bank Open

Canada's Rebecca Marino eager for 'electric feeling' of playing National Bank Open

Bright lights. Big opponents. Canadian fans chanting her name. Rebecca Marino remembers every detail of her run at the 2021 National Bank Open.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas parts ways with tennis coach Goran Ivanisevic after brief stint

ATHENS (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has parted ways with coach Goran Ivanisevic after a brief stint together, the former third-ranked player said.
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Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina

Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina

WASHINGTON — Canada's Victoria Mboko fell 6-3, 7-5 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in second-round action at the Citi Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Mboko fired three aces but committed nine double faults in the one-hour, 25-minute match.
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Fritz wins his opener at the DC Open and Sakkari beats No. 2 Navarro. Venus Williams out in doubles

Fritz wins his opener at the DC Open and Sakkari beats No. 2 Navarro. Venus Williams out in doubles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Taylor Fritz got his North American hard-court season off to a strong start by hitting 11 aces and saving the only break point he faced in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandar Vukic at the DC Open on Wednesday.
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Venus Williams says she is engaged to Andrea Preti after her first singles win in 16 months

Venus Williams says she is engaged to Andrea Preti after her first singles win in 16 months

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams' winning return to the professional tennis tour also came with a surprise announcement: She is engaged.
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From Uber Eats to Wimbledon, Canada's Carson Branstine climbing tennis ranks

From Uber Eats to Wimbledon, Canada's Carson Branstine climbing tennis ranks

MONTREAL — Carson Branstine remembers collecting cans and bottles with her mother and two sisters to help pay for gas and groceries after her family “lost everything” about a decade ago.
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A historic win by 45-year-old Venus Williams resonates and shows there are no limits for excellence

A historic win by 45-year-old Venus Williams resonates and shows there are no limits for excellence

WASHINGTON (AP) — There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match — just one of hundreds — resonated with so many folks. That she's 45, for one thing.
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Venus Williams, 45, gets a wild-card entry for the Cincinnati Open after win in Washington

Venus Williams, 45, gets a wild-card entry for the Cincinnati Open after win in Washington

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Venus Williams' return to professional tennis will not just be a one-tournament visit: She was awarded a wild-card entry on Wednesday for next month's Cincinnati Open.
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Jannik Sinner rehires the fitness coach he fired for playing a role in his doping case

Jannik Sinner rehires the fitness coach he fired for playing a role in his doping case

ROME (AP) — Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner has rehired Umberto Ferrara as his fitness coach nearly a year after firing him for his role in the top-ranked player’s doping case .
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45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match

45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams wanted to send a message — to herself and to others — about coming back from a long layoff, about competing in a sport at age 45, about never giving up.
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