Articles filed under Tennis
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Stage set for all-Williams finalJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- One prematch glance Tuesday at the data displayed on those fancy, new digital scoreboards at staid, old Wimbledon provided a pretty persuasive case...
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U.S. men still MIA at WimbledonJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Rafael Nadal has helped his nation cure its longtime aversion to lawn tennis, and he'll be one of three Spanish men playing Monday in the fourth round at Wimbledon. Swit...
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Venus cruises into Wimbledon quarterfinals; Jankovic oustedJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic was ousted in straight sets in the fourth round by Tamarine Tanasugarn on Monday, leaving the women's draw without it...
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Venus joins sister Serena in fourth roundJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England - One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap...
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Top seed Ivanovic upsetJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England - They're still counting casualties back home, and so when Zheng Jie completed the biggest victory of her career Friday at Wimbledon, she resisted any...
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Federer cruises into fourth round at WimbledonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a straight-set win over Marc Gicquel of France. After a late st...
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Sharapova, Roddick out in 2nd roundJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Former champion Maria Sharapova and two-time runner-up Andy Roddick were upset in the second round in a day of big surprises at Wimbledon on Thursd...
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Top-seeded Ivanovic upset at WimbledonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic was knocked out in the third round of Wimbledon on Friday by 133rd-ranked Zheng Jie of China, extending a spate of stunning...
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Coaches Association to host state tournamentJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association will host its inaugural state team tennis tournament this weekend. According to IHSTCA president Kelly Willard of Met...
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Williams sisters to lead U.S. Olympic tennis teamJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Former gold medalists Venus and Serena Williams are expected to play both singles and doubles for the Olympic team announced Wednesday by the U.S. ...