Articles filed under Tennis
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Venus Williams struggles with serve, knee, foe at OpenAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Venus Williams was bothered by a bad knee and distracted by more than a half-dozen foot faults. What never fazed her: a big deficit. Quite close to losing in ...
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Roddick has the sympathy voteAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Everyone, it seems, wanted to talk to Andy Roddick about his loss to Roger Federer in last month's epic Wimbledon final: the 16-14 fifth set, the 77 total gam...
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Federer, Safina seeded No. 1 for U.S. OpenAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Roger Federer and Dinara Safina are seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the tournament seedings Tuesday. The USTA followed ...
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Cibulkova withdraws from U.S. Open with rib injuryAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- French Open semifinalist Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia has pulled out of the U.S. Open, citing a rib injury. Cibulkova is No. 16 in this week's WTA rankings...
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Roddick upset by Querrey at Cincy MastersAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - MASON, Ohio -- Andy Roddick threw his racket at the ground in a flash of anger, unable to accept what was happening. Only two weeks away from the U.S. Open, the highest-...
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Pennetta upsets Venus WilliamsAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - MASON, Ohio -- When Venus Williams needed to make a shot, she couldn't come close. Williams dumped routine shots into the net or hit them long throughout a 7-6 (2), 6-4 ...
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Federer's wife gives birth to twin girlsJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- Roger Federer is playing a different kind of doubles. Tennis' top-ranked player became a father for the first time when his wife, Mirka, gave birth to twin gir...
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Wimbledon runner-up Roddick pulls out of Davis CupJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England - Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick withdrew Monday from the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal at Croatia, citing a right hip flexor injury. The U.S. ...
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Can Roddick derail Federer's swing at history?Jul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England - A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or - believe it or not - tennis ti...
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Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand SlamJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer hoisted the trophy and celebrated making Grand Slam history, a year removed from an epic five-set final when he left Wimbledon a brok...