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NorCal Challenger stars reach Acapulco semifinals
Sofia Kenin, playing in the Berkeley Tennis Club Challengelast July, beat former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka to reachthe semifinals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.Photo by Paul Bauman...
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NorCal Challenger star eyes second career WTA title
Sofia Kenin, shown en route to the Berkeley title last July, will playWang Yafan of China on Saturday for the Acapulco title on the WTAtour. Photo by Paul Bauman Sofia Kenin will play for her second...
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Roundup: Federer wins 100th title, Kenin falls, etc.
Roger Federer, playing in Indian Wells in 2017, beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4in Dubai for his 100th tour-level title. Photo by Mal Taam By winning the Dubai title on Saturday, Roger Federer joined...
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Stanford's Geller rises to No. 8; Gibbs falls in qualies
Stanford's Axel Geller, playing in the $100,000 Fairfield (Calif.)Challenger last October, improved five spots to No. 8 in the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association rankings. Photo by Paul Bauman...
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Roundup: Silicon Valley Classic, Indian Wells, Gould
Garbine Muguruza is scheduled to play in the MubadalaSilicon Valley Classic, July 29-Aug. 4 at San Jose State.2017 photo by Mal Taam Former world No. 1s Garbine Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka and...
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Querrey to face Raonic in Indian Wells showdown
Sam Querrey, a 31-year-old San Francisco native, will playNo. 13 seed Milos Raonic in a rematch of last year's quarter-final in Indian Wells. Raonic prevailed in three sets. File photoby Paul Bauman...
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Serena beats Azarenka in BNP baseline battle
Serena Williams slugs a backhand during her 7-5, 6-3 victory over VictoriaAzarenka tonight in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Photo by Harjanto Sumali It was like old times....
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After BNP loss, Querrey will plunge further in rankings
Sam Querrey, a 31-year-old San Francisco native, lostto 13th-seeded Milos Raonic 7-6 (1), 6-4 today in thesecond round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.File photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey's...
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Serena retires with viral illness vs. Muguruza in BNP
Serena Williams, playing in San Jose last July, has not advanced past thethird round in Indian Wells since losing to Victoria Azarenka in the 2016 final.Photo by Mal Taam For the third time in five...
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NorCal amateur Brooksby, 18, earns first pro title
Jenson Brooksby, practicing in Sacramento last May, routed No. 2 seedAleksandar Vukic of Australia 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the $25,000Bakersfield Tennis Open in Southern California. Photo by Paul...
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Bryans, Easter Bowl, NorCal HOF, coach award, colleges
Bob Bryan, serving, and Mike Bryan play in the 2016U.S. Open. The ex-Stanford stars won their sixth MiamiOpen title on Saturday. Photo by Paul Bauman The Bryan brothers and Vivian Ovrootsky won big...
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Sanchez wins WTA doubles title; Gibbs, Ma fall in finals
Modesto product Maria Sanchez, playing singles in Berkeleylast July, won the Monterrey doubles title with Asia Muhammadon Sunday. Photo by Paul Bauman Maria Sanchez, a 29-year-old Modesto product,...
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Stanford grad Ahn stuns top seed Ostapenko in Bogota
Kristie Ahn, playing in the $60,000 Stockton (Calif.)Challenger last October, saved two match points in her2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 win over Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday.Photo by Paul Bauman Kristie Ahn, a...
View ArticleStanford grad Ahn falls to 17-year-old in Bogota
Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, a 17-year-old wild card playing in her home country, defeated lucky loser Kristie Ahn, a 26-year-old Stanford graduate, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 tonight in the second round of...
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Anisimova, 17, tops Aussie for first WTA title
Amanda Anisimova, shown en route to the Sacramento Challenger titlein 2017, defeated Astra Sharma 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday's Bogota finalon the WTA tour. Photo by Rob Vomund In 2017, Amanda Anisimova...
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Brooksby, 18, shocks 10th-seeded Polmans in Challenger
Jenson Brooksby, practicing in Sacramento last May, beatMarc Polmans, the runner-up in the $100,000 Stockton(Calif.) Challenger last October, today in the second roundof the $108,320 Sarasota (Fla.)...
View ArticleBrooksby, 18, falls to No. 8 seed Polansky in thriller
Eighth-seeded Peter Polansky of Canada edged Jenson Brooksby, an 18-year-old wild card from Carmichael in the Sacramento area, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (6) today to reach the quarterfinals of the Sarasota...
View ArticleStephens lifts U.S. into tie; Stanford women rout Cal
Sloane Stephens came through under pressure today in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs after a disappointing performance by Madison Keys. Stephens, a Fresno product ranked eighth, defeated...
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Kenin, 20, clinches U.S. win in Fed Cup playoffs
Sofia Kenin, shown en route to the title in Berkeley (Calif.) last July,earned her first Fed Cup victory today. She was a late replacement forMadison Keys, who was upset on Saturday. Photo by Paul...
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