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NorCal sweeps boys No. 1 rankings, earns five overall
Roger Federer posed with Sam Riffice, far left, five yearsago at the La Quinta resort in the Palm Springs area. Riffice,12 at the time, is now over 6 feet tall. Also shown are Riffice'scoach, Amine...
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Australian Open awards: Kerber pulls off major upset
Angelique Kerber exults after beating Karolina Pliskova in thefinal of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford last August.Photo by Mal Taam Reflections on the 2016 Australian Open while wondering...
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S.F. natives Querrey, Bellis gain semifinals
Sam Querrey will face Juan Martin Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Openchampion, in the Delray Beach semifinals. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman Two San Francisco natives on Friday reached semifinals in U.S....
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S.F. natives Querrey, Bellis advance to finals
Sixteen-year-old CiCi Bellis, playing in the Sacramento Challengerlast July, routed Chiara Scholl in 48 minutes to reach the final ofthe $25,000 Surprise (Ariz.) Tennis Open. Photo by Paul Bauman San...
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Querrey wins first title in four years; Bellis loses
Sam Querrey beat Rajeev Ram to win the DelrayBeach (Fla.) Open. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey said he played "ugly tennis" throughout the Delray Beach (Fla.) Open. It was still good enough...
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Querrey holds off Fritz; Bellis reaches quarters
Sam Querrey advanced to the semifinals in Acapulco.2014 photo by Paul Bauman Sam Querrey dominated the three-week Challenger swing through Northern California in 2014. Taylor Fritz did so last year....
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Querrey, Bellis lose; Federer pulls out of Indian Wells
Dominic Thiem, playing at Indian Wells in 2014,dismissed Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-2 in 57 minutes inthe semifinals at Acapulco. Photo by Paul Bauman Dominic Thiem emphatically ended Sam Querrey's winning...
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Stanford's Zhao loses in doubles final of pro tourney
Carol Zhao, a Stanford junior from Canada, was seeded thirdin the $25,000 Morgan Run Women's Open in Rancho SantaFe with Jessica Pegula. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman Carol Zhao, a Stanford junior from...
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Stanford's Hardebeck clinches win over Florida again
Krista Hardebeck gave No. 16 Stanford a 4-3 win over No. 7Florida. File photo by Tri Nguyen/TriNguyenPhotography.com Fortunately for Florida, Krista Hardebeck is a senior. For the third time,...
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TV SCHEDULE(All broadcasts on Tennis Channel; all times in California)Thursday Davis Cup, United States at Australia, 4 p.m.-midnight (live).Friday Davis Cup, various ties, 5 a.m.-4 p.m. (live), 8...
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Go figure: Cal women fall to No. 2 in nation
Cal's Maegan Manasse practices during theSacramento Challenger last July. Photo byPaul Bauman For no apparent reason, Ohio State replaced Cal at No. 1 in the women's national rankings today. The...
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Rankings mover of the week: Dmitry Tursunov (up)
Dmitry Tursunov, a Russian based in theSacramento area, earned his first ATPWorld Tour match victory in almosttwo years after battling injuries.2013 photo by Paul Bauman Former top-20 singles player...
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Sharapova out of Indian Wells; Gibbs in WTA quarters
Two-time champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from IndianWells with a left forearm injury. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman Another former No. 1 player has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells....
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Journalist Collins dies; U.S. takes lead in Davis Cup
Bob Bryan, left, and Mike Bryan, playing at Indian Wells last March, gave theUnited States a 2-1 lead over host Australia on Friday in the first round of theDavis Cup. Photo by Paul Bauman On a sad...
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Isner lifts U.S. in Davis Cup; Sanchez in doubles final
John Isner defeated Bernard Tomic toto give the United States a 3-1 victoryover Australia in the first round of theDavis Cup. 2012 photo by Paul Bauman They are the two most successful nations in...
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Ex-Dream star Medina Garrigues wins doubles title
Anabel Medina Garrigues, playing for the Sacramento-based California Dream of World TeamTennis last July,won the doubles title in Monterrey, Mexico, with fellowSpaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja. The...
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Sharapova's failed drug test adds to tennis' woes
Maria Sharapova said she was unaware that meldoniumwas recently banned. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman Professional tennis has had about as good a year as Jeb Bush. Match fixing allegations overshadowed...
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Gibbs upsets Friedsam to qualify for Indian Wells
Former Stanford All-American Nicole Gibbs improved to 14-4 in singles this year.2014 photo by Rob Vomund Former Stanford All-American Nicole Gibbs continued her strong play this year, qualifying for...
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TV SCHEDULE(All broadcasts on Tennis Channel; all times in California)Thursday Indian Wells preview, 10 a.m. (live). Indian Wells (men, women), early rounds, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (live). Indian Wells...
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Rankings movers of the week: Gibbs, Sanchez (both up)
Nicole Gibbs, playing in the U.S. Openlast September, returned to the top 100in singles. Photo by Paul Bauman Former Stanford star Nicole Gibbs returned to the top 100 in singles, and Modesto native...
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