Articles filed under Tennis
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For gimpy Nadal, Wimbledon doubtfulJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON - Rafael Nadal looked hampered by his injured knees during a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Lleyton Hewitt in an exhibition Thursday. He will decide Friday if he can defend his...
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Mixed reaction greets St. Viator's drop from Class 4A to 3AJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Viator's athletic program is in for some significant changes when the 2009-10 school year begins. Enrollment figures released by the IHSA will see the Lions drop in ...
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Nadal, Safina seeded No. 1 for WimbledonJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked women's player Dinara Safina were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon on Wednesday. There were no big surpris...
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Kuznetsova beats Safina for French Open titleJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Svetlana Kuznetsova never struck Dinara Safina as a Grand Slam champion in the making when they were kids in Russia. Kuznetsova showed up for matches toting a 2-...
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Federer closes in on career Grand SlamJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Fresh off a ragged, rugged, five-set French Open semifinal victory Friday, Roger Federer was leaving for the night when a dozen or so fans drew his attention. Th...
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All-Russian French Open women's finalJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Dinara Safina cursed at herself in English, muttered to herself in Russian and generally carried on in much the same manner of older brother Marat Safin. Safina'...
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Sharapova loses, almost in shutoutJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - The final score of Maria Sharapova's stunning loss in the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday did not look quite as embarrassing as it nearly did: Her opponent led...
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Serena Williams loses at French Open; Federer winsJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Serena Williams, of all people, got a case of the jitters. That was her explanation, anyway. The 10-time Grand Slam champion kept finding herself in, then out of...
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No. 1 Safina rallies past Azarenka in ParisJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS -- A slow start couldn't stop top-ranked Dinara Safina from reaching the semifinals at the French Open. Faced with a tough test for the first time in the tournamen...
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Sharapova loses to Cibulkova at FrenchJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Facing match point in the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova was no longer focused on winning her first French Open title. She merely wanted to win a game. That she...