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Eight-time champion Roger Federer moved into the third round at Wimbledon, while defending champion Angelique Kerber went out in the second round. - As tennis heads to Wimbledon, Big 3 are in charge of men's game, while women's tennis keeps finding new champions
- MELBOURNE, Australia — Frances Tiafoe, from Riverdale in Prince George's County, celebrated his 21st birthday in style with a 7-5 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 7-5 win
- After trailing by a set and 3-0 in the second, Frances Tiafoe, an alum of the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, turned the match around to get to the third round at a major for the second time.
- Andy Murray took a more aggressive approach as he works his way back from hip surgery and moved into the third round at the Citi Open by beating No. 4 seed Kyle Edmund, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4, on Wednesday in Rock Creek Park.
- Wawrinka's latest quick exit came Tuesday night at the Citi Open, a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) loss against 234th-ranked qualifier Donald Young of the U.S. in the first round of the hard-court tournament.
- Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win French Open.
- Washington's Citi Open announced Wednesday that a quartet of tennis' most intriguing rising stars has committed to play this year's tournament, which runs July 28 to Aug. 5 at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
- Tennis champion Sloane Stephens, long with Under Armour, signs with Nike
- Digest: Anderson beats Sock, will face Zverev in Citi Open men's final
- Digest: Mystics lose Elena Delle Donne for 2-3 weeks with thumb injury
- An old track and some new equipment proved to be a winning combination for Lael Stables' homebred No Dozing, who was able to overcome an awkward break, an off
- Andy Murray has been all in with Under Armour, and vice-versa.
- Marin Cilic will face Kei Nishikori in a semifinal match at the Citi Open on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
- Under Armour has been seeking to make inroads in the sport, reflecting its push to expand globally.
- Adrian Avena brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 16 pounds, 12 ounces to take the lead after the first day of the Walmart FLW Tour event on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland.
- Stan Ber's Bits & Pieces column for the week of Sept. 5
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- Tennis: Ellicott City's Beatrice Capra loses in WTA Citi Open qualifier
