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Ex-Cal star wins 1st ATP doubles title, will crack top 100

Andre Goransson, right, of Sweden and Florian Lakat of France pose afterwinning the doubles title in the 2017 Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger. Goranssonand Lakat played together at the University of...

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Clijsters falls to Muguruza in comeback match

   So much for easing her way back onto the tour.   In a matchup of former world No. 1 players, wild card Kim Clijsters lost to ninth-seeded Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 7-6 (6) today in the first round of...

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Stanford women plunge nine spots to No. 12

Michaela Gordon, a Stanford junior from nearby Saratoga, dropped three placesto No. 9 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings. She is shownin the 2017 Sacramento Challenger. Photo by...

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Federer has knee surgery, eyes grass-court return

Roger Federer plays in a 2018 exhibition in San Jose, Calif. Photo by Mal Taam   Roger Federer will sit out until the grass-court season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on...

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Bryans win sixth Delray title; Stanford women top Texas

Bob Bryan, serving, and Mike Bryan will retire after theU.S. Open in September. File photo by Paul Bauman   The homecourt advantage helped former Stanford stars Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan win another...

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Volynets, 18, earns her first tour-level victory

Katie Volynets, playing in the Berkeley, Calif.Challenger last July, surprised Shelby Rogers6-2, 7-6 (5) tonight in the first round in Acapulco.Photo by Paul Bauman    Katie Volynets achieved the...

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Sharapova retires at 32; Volynets, 18, falls in Acapulco

Maria Sharapova, one of six women to achieve a careerGrand Slam, collected five major singles titles. She reportedlyearned $325 million during her career, mostly from endorse-ments. 2014 photo by Paul...

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No. 4 Texas men rout No. 8 Stanford

   Facing Texas for the second time in 12 days, the No. 8 Stanford men lost to the No. 4 Longhorns 4-0 today in Austin, Texas.   No. 6 Christian Sigsgaard dominated No. 5 Alexandre Rotsaert 6-3, 6-1 on...

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Bay Area's Olmos captures Acapulco doubles title

Giuliana Olmos, left, and Desirae Krawczyk pose after winning the doublestitle in the 2017 Sacramento (Calif.) Challenger. Photo by Rob Vomund   Giuliana Olmos, a 26-year-old product of Fremont in the...

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No. 13 Stanford men rally to stun No. 5 Ohio State

   The No. 13 Stanford men rallied from a big deficit to shock No. 5 Ohio State 4-3 today at Taube Family Tennis Center.   Neel Rajesh, a freshman from Oyster Bay, N.Y., capped the Cardinal's comeback...

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Bryans end Davis Cup career with win; U.S. advances

Bob Bryan, serving, and Mike Bryan finished 25-5 (.833)in the Davis Cup to rank first in the United States andtied for fourth overall in doubles wins. File photo byPaul Bauman   There are worse places...

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Stanford women's conference win streak ends at 38

   The Stanford women lost a Pacific-12 Conference match for the first time in almost exactly four years on Saturday.   The No. 9 Cardinal fell to No. 3 UCLA 4-1 at Taube Family Tennis Stadium,...

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BNP Paribas Open called off because of coronavirus

Dominic Thiem hoists the trophy after defeating Roger Federer in last year'sBNP Paribas Open. Also shown are Ted Mertens (far left), then the mayor ofIndian Wells, Calif., and Jean-Yves Fillion (second...

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ATP, WTA events suspended; Cal men's season canceled

   The Association of Tennis Professionals today suspended the men's tour for six weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic.   Peter Wright, the men's tennis coach at the University of California,...

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WTA suspends tour until at least May 2

   The WTA announced today that it has suspended the women's tour until at least May 2 because of the coronavirus pandemic.   The suspensions affect clay-court tournaments in Stuttgart, Istanbul and...

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French Open moved to one week after U.S. Open

   The French Open today became the first Grand Slam tournament to be affected by the conoravirus pandemic.   The French Tennis Federation announced that Roland Garros will move from May 24-June 7 to...

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ATP, WTA suspend tournaments through June 7

   This spring's professional clay-court swing was wiped out today.   The ATP and WTA extended the suspension of their tours through June 7 because of the coronavirus pandemic.   Affected are combined...

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Summer Olympics postponed until 2021

   The 2020 Summer Olympics have been postponed "to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021" because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 Organizing...

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Patrick McEnroe tests positive for coronavirus

   Patrick McEnroe, an ESPN tennis commentator who graduated from Stanford and starred on the pro doubles circuit, said today that he tested positive for coronavirus but feels fine.   McEnroe, a...

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Wimbledon canceled for first time in 75 years

Roger Federer tweeted "Devastated" after Wimbledon, which he has won eighttimes, was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. 2017 photo by Mal Taam   Tennis suffered its biggest blow of the...

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