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Novikov falls in semis; Altamirano leads Virginia
Dennis Novikov, serving in doubles at the U.S. Openlast September, lost to Tennys Sandgren in the semi-finals of the $75,000 Tempe (Ariz.) Challenger.Photo by Paul Bauman The singles champion of the...
View ArticleBellis, 17, claims another top-50 victim
Despite a late start this season, 17-year-old CiCi Bellis upset another top-50 player today. Bellis, a product of Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area, surprised 17th-seeded Yulia Putintseva of...
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Bellis beats No. 41 Siegemund, will face Radwanska
CiCi Bellis, 17, recorded her seventh winover a top-50 player today. She will seekher first victory over a top-10 star onWednesday. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman Now that beating top-50 players has...
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Bellis, 17, earns first victory over top-10 player
CiCi Bellis, playing in last year's U.S. Open, defeatedsixth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska today to reach thequarterfinals in Dubai. Photo by Paul Bauman CiCi Bellis' decision to turn pro last September...
View ArticleWozniacki ends Bellis' run in Dubai
CiCi Bellis couldn't pull off two huge upsets in a row. Caroline Wozniacki, a former world No. 1 and two-time U.S. Open runner-up, dismantled Bellis, a 17-year-old product of Atherton in the San...
View ArticleTop men's open seed defaults Rio del Oro match
Between them, Eric Johnson and Allie Will won five NCAA team titles. They are seeded first in the men's and women's open divisions, respectively, in the $2,500 Rio del Oro Open/Senior/NTRP...
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Junior star Brooksby routs one of his coaches
Jenson (J.T.) Brooksby, ranked second nationally in the 16-and-unders, eyes a forehand against Anton Stryhas, a former Sacra-mento State star, on Saturday in the men's open quarterfinals atRio del Oro...
View ArticleWill, Brooksby win singles titles in Rio del Oro tourney
SACRAMENTO -- Allie Will, a 25-year-old former professional player, and Jenson Brooksby, ranked second nationally in the 16s, won the women's and men's open singles titles, respectively, on Sunday...
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TV SCHEDULE (All broadcasts on Tennis Channel; all times in California)Thursday Dubai (men), quarterfinals, 3 a.m. (live). Dubai (men) quarterfinals, Acapulco (men and women) early rounds, 10:30...
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Rankings mover of the week: CiCi Bellis (up)
CiCi Bellis, who will turn 18 on April 8, rose to No. 56 in the worldby reaching the Dubai quarterfinals. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman Five weeks before turning 18, CiCi Bellis is on the verge of...
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Red-hot Querrey to face Nadal in Acapulco final
Sam Querrey, shown in 2014, defeated a top-20 playerfor the third straight day. Photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey defeated a top-20 player for the third straight day to reach the final of the Mexican...
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Roundup: Querrey upsets Nadal for Acapulco title
Sam Querrey, shown in 2014, beat four top-20 playersconsecutively in Acapulco. Two of them are ranked inthe top 10. Photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey completed a dream week with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory...
View ArticleStanford pair fall in Pacific Coast Doubles final
No. 1 seeds Lucas Gerch and Arjun Kadhe defeated No. 9 Jack Barber and William Genesen of Stanford 6-3, 6-4 today to win the Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Championship in the San Diego suburb of La...
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Bellis to make BNP Paribas Open debut vs. Flipkens
CiCi Bellis, shown last July, is coming off a quarterfinalappearance in Dubai, where she stunned No. 6 AgnieszkaRadwanska for her first career win over a top-10 player.Photo by Paul Bauman CiCi...
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Serena withdraws from Indian Wells, Miami
Serena Williams pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open witha left knee injury. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman Add Serena Williams to the list of top women who will miss the BNP Paribas Open. The top-ranked...
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Desert debacles: Gibbs, Bellis, Novikov collapse
Nicole Gibbs lost in the first round at Indian Wells today after reachingthe fourth round as a qualifier last year. 2016 photo by Mal Taam Nicole Gibbs, CiCi Bellis and Dennis Novikov -- all of whom...
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TV SCHEDULE (All times in California)Friday Indian Wells, preview, Tennis Channel, 10 a.m. (live). Indian Wells, men's first round, women's second round, Tennis Channel, 11 a.m. (live). Indian...
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Rankings mover of the week: Sam Querrey (up)
Sam Querrey addresses the crowd after winningthe 2014 Napa Challenger. Photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey jumped 14 places toNo. 26 in the world on Monday after winning last week's Mexican Open in...
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Pospisil, runner-up in S.F., shocks Murray in BNP
Vasek Pospisil serves in the final of lastmonth's KPSF Open in San Francisco.Photo by Mal Taam Vasek Pospisil, who reached the final of a minor-league tournament in San Francisco one month ago,...
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After winning Acapulco, Querrey falls early in BNP
Sam Querrey, shown in 2014, lost to fellow American and part-timedoubles partner Donald Young in the second round at Indian Wells.Photo by Paul Bauman So much for momentum. Sam Querrey, playing...
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