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TV SCHEDULE (All times in California)Friday    Cincinnati (men and women), quarterfinals, 8-10 a.m. (live), Tennis Channel.    Cincinnati (men and women), quarterfinals, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (live), ESPN2....

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Rankings mover of the week: Mackenzie McDonald (up)

   Mackenzie McDonald soared 269 places to No. 482 in doubles in this week's ATP World Tour rankings.   McDonald, a 21-year-old resident of Piedmont in the San Francisco Bay Area, and former Cal star...

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Bellis advances in U.S. Open qualifying

   CiCi Bellis, 17, of Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area routed Lina Gjorcheska of Macedonia 6-0, 6-2 today in the first round of qualifying for the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.   Bellis...

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Bellis, 17, to face familiar foe for U.S. Open berth

CiCi Bellis, above, will meet Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgiumfor the third time in six weeks today. Photo by Paul Bauman   CiCi Bellis and Alison Van Uytvanck will meet for the third time in six weeks...

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Bellis, 17, returns to main draw of U.S. Open

CiCi Bellis, shown in last month's $50,000 Stockton Challenger,upset seventh-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck in the final round ofqualifying for the U.S. Open. Bellis pulled off a stunning upsetat Flushing...

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Querrey draws former top-10 player in U.S. Open

Sam Querrey, seeded 29th, will play Janko Tipsarevicof Serbia in the first round of the U.S. Open.2014 photo by Paul Bauman    Two months ago, Sam Querrey shocked top seed and two-time defending...

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Bellis breezes, McDonald blows big lead in U.S. Open

CiCi Bellis, a 17-year-old qualifier from Atherton, outclassed Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3 in the first round ofthe U.S. Open. Photo by Paul Bauman   NEW YORK -- For a while today, it...

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Serb upsets giant killer Querrey in U.S. Open

Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia leaves the court at Louis Armstrong Stadiumafter upsetting 29th-seeded Sam Querrey, a San Francisco native, 7-6 (4),6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open....

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Bellis, 17, reaches third round of U.S. Open

CiCi Bellis of Atherton defeated 49th-ranked Shelby Rogers,a French Open quarterfinalist in June, tonight in the U.S. Open.Photo by Paul Bauman   NEW YORK -- Stanford women's coach Lele Forood...

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Gibbs falls to red-hot German in U.S. Open

Former Stanford star Nicole Gibbs, shown during herfirst-round win over Aleksandra Krunic in the U.S. Open,lost to 26th-seeded Laura Siegemund 6-3, 7-5 in thesecond round. Photo by Paul Bauman   Nicole...

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Kerber dominates Bellis, 17, in U.S. Open

CiCi Bellis, shown in the first round of the U.S. Open,lost to No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 late Fridaynight in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Photo by Paul Bauman   CiCi Bellis' first match in Arthur...

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Aptos champ Evans almost pulls off major upset

Daniel Evans practices earlier this week.Photo by Paul Bauman   Daniel Evans, who won the $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger in Aptos, Calif., three weeks ago, came within one point of a huge upset in...

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Bryans, Gibbs reach quarterfinals in Open doubles

Bob Bryan, serving, and Mike Bryan, shown duringtheir first-round victory on Wednesday, seek theirsixth U.S. Open title. Photo by Paul Bauman   Two teams with Northern California ties have reached the...

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Pliskova upsets Venus in U.S. Open thriller

Karolina Pliskova, shown last year, reached her firstGrand Slam quarterfinal today. Photo by Mal Taam   The last two runners-up in the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford met today in the fourth round...

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Bryans' Grand Slam drought continues

Marc Lopez, left, and Feliciano Lopez, right, shown in Indian Wells in March,defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in three sets on Tuesday in the U.S. Openquarterfinals. The Lopezes, who are not related, also...

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Nishikori upsets Murray to reach U.S. Open semis

Kei Nishikori prepares to return serve during a practicesession at the U.S. Open last week as his coach, Michael Chang, observes. Photo by Paul Bauman   Andy Murray was due for a letdown.   It came...

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Serena stunned again in U.S. Open semis

Karolina Pliskova, shown in last year's Bank of the West Classic at Stanford,shocked Serena Williams on Thursday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open.Photo by Mal Taam   Last year, it was nerves.   This...

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Djokovic beats Monfils in bizarre U.S. Open semifinal

Novak Djokovic, shown in 2015, improved to 13-0 against Gael Monfils.Photo by Paul Bauman   Gael Monfils imitated Muhammad Ali.   Novak Djokovic looked like "The Incredible Hulk."   This, it's safe to...

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In virtual Stanford replay, Kerber tops Pliskova for title

Angelique Kerber, shown last year, will rise one notchto No. 1 in the world, replacing Serena Williams, onMonday. Photo by Mal Taam   When Angelique Kerber defeated Karolina Pliskova for the title in...

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Wawrinka comes up big again, wins U.S. Open

Stan Wawrinka, shown at Indian Wellsin March, defeated Novak Djokovicin four sets on Sunday to win his firstU.S. Open title. Photo by Paul Bauman   The bigger the occasion, the better Stan Wawrinka...

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