Tennis

Canada's Auger-Aliassime loses in Rotterdam, retires from play after second set

ROTTERDAM — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime retired from his first-round match against Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori at the ABN Amro Open on Wednesday due to a toe injury.

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Canada's Fernandez through to Abu Dhabi quarterfinals with convincing win over Sun

ABU DHABI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez cruised into the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament with a convincing 6-0, 6-3 win over New Zealand's Lulu Sun on Wednesday. Fernandez, seeded eighth at the tournament, won 70.

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Tennis player Gonçalo Oliveira provisionally suspended after positive doping test

LONDON (AP) — Gonçalo Oliveira, a Portuguese-born player who represents Venezuela, was provisionally suspended for doping on Wednesday. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said the 29-year-old Oliveira was tested on Nov.

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Simona Halep announces her retirement at age 33 after two Grand Slam titles and a return from a ban

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension .

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Coco Gauff donates $100,000 to UNCF for a scholarship program at historically Black schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities.

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Fernandez into second round at Abu Dhabi Open with win over Uchijima

ABU DHABI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament on Tuesday with a 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win over Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima.

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Court of Arbitration for Sport reduces suspension of Swedish tennis player

LONDON (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced the suspension of Swedish tennis player Dragos Madaras from four years and six months to two years.

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Canada's comeback falls short against Hungary in Davis Cup qualifier

MONTREAL — Alexis Galarneau cherished the opportunity to complete an epic comeback for Canada in front of his hometown crowd. Despite his valiant effort, he fell just short of finishing the job. Galarneau, of Laval, Que.

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Chile's Garin refuses to play on after changeover collision and loses Davis Cup match to Belgium

HASSELT, Belgium (AP) — Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue their match.

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Canada's Vasek Pospisil plays final Davis Cup match, says he’s retiring this season

MONTREAL — Vasek Pospisil’s decorated Davis Cup career with Canada is over. Pospisil teamed up with Liam Draxl to beat Hungary’s Mate Valkusz and Peter Fajta in a must-win doubles match Sunday at the men’s team tennis tournament.

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