Articles filed under Tennis
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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...
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Here's what tennis fans will be watching in 2009Jan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - After so many tournaments, and so many years, as the man everyone was after in tennis, Roger Federer enters 2009 as the one doing the pursuing. Federer is chasing Pete S...
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Federer to Murray: You want it, you earn itJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer isn't going to give Andy Murray too much street cred until the young Scot has earned it. Federer had trouble containing an incredulo...
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'I was awed by what happened'Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - During the holidays, it's easy to think in terms of wants and needs. "I want this. I need that." Many of us get caught up in our desires to acquire the latest and greate...
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Seles heads 2009 class for Tennis Hall of FameJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - NEWPORT, Rhode Island -- Monica Seles was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, honored for a career in which she won nine Grand Slam singles titles and retu...
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Serena Williams overcomes chair ump's error to winJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia - Serena Williams didn't even bother to chase down the return, certain that her serve had hit the net and would be called a let. When the point was ins...