Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer ousts Roddick in semisJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer moved within one victory of tying Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles by dominating Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 Thursday to ...
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Williams survives Kuznetsova, searing heatJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia - After struggling under a searing sun, Serena Williams found her rhythm when the Rod Laver Arena roof was closed Wednesday and advanced to the Aust...
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Meadows' Gumz joins tennis Hall of FameJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Football, basketball and baseball were the sports of choice for Jim Gumz before he graduated from Prospect in 1968. Then tennis became his game when he came to Rolling M...
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Zvonareva reaches semifinalsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia - Vera Zvonareva ran off 11 straight games in a 6-3, 6-0 win over Marion Bartoli at the Australian Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals for the f...
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Top-seeded Jankovic loses in fourth roundJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia - Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic was knocked out in the fourth round of the Australian Open and will have to search elsewhere for her first Grand Slam t...
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Streaker, ethnic turmoil at Aussie OpenJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- A skirmish between ethnic rivals, a half-naked streaker and an upset of Ana Ivanovic combined for an extraordinary Friday at the Australian Open....
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Venus Williams ousted at Australian OpenJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Venus Williams squandered a match point before losing to 46th-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro on Thursday, the biggest upset so far at the Australian...
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Federer, Safin to meet in 3rd round at Aussie OpenJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Roger Federer and Marat Safin rolled to easy victories Wednesday against first-time opponents to reach the Australian Open's third round, where t...
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Ivanovic cruises into third roundJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia - Ana Ivanovic is regaining momentum at the Australian Open, beating Italian Alberta Brianti 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the y...
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Australian Open heats upJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Andy Murray's first win at Rod Laver Arena lasted only 45 minutes. Lucky him. With the temperature touching 104 degrees in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday, Serena Willi...