Articles filed under Tennis
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A limping Davenport advances at WimbledonJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England - With Wimbledon devolving into a fashion contest, former champion Lindsay Davenport's retro getup may have trumped all other outfits. Her sleeveless ...
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Venus Williams, Nadal into second round at WimbledonJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Defending champion Venus Williams scraped through a tight first set and then pulled away for a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory over British teenager Naomi Cav...
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Cruise control at WimbledonJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England - Wimbledon began with a few surprises Monday. There was lots of sunshine, Serena Williams wore a raincoat anyway, and Roger Federer's changeover rout...
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Venus looking for 5th titleJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus Williams is already thinking about how a fifth Wimbledon title might change her. She thinks it might even be more emotional than her first. "...
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Serve up this debate: Can anyone beat Federer?Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Bjorn Borg and Novak Djokovic say Roger Federer's reign at Wimbledon is in jeopardy. Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal say Federer remains the man to b...
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Federer gets a tough draw at WimbledonJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer may not want to look too far ahead in the Wimbledon draw. Waiting in the semifinals could be the dangerous Novak Djokovic. Even the f...
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Djokovic drawn into Federer's half for WimbledonJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer could face No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals en route to a bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title. Djokovic, the Austra...
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Top-seeded Stepanek pulls out of Nottingham with rib injuryJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NOTTINGHAM, England -- Top-seeded Radek Stepanek pulled out of the Nottingham Open on Wednesday with a rib injury and said he may not be fit to play in next week's Wimbl...
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Nadal wins 1st grass-court titleJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Rafael Nadal claimed his first career grass-court title Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Queen's Club final to become the first Spaniard to...
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Federer wins Halle for 55th titleJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - HALLE, Germany -- Roger Federer just wanted to survive a couple of rounds at the Gerry Weber Open after his painful French Open loss to Rafael Nadal. The top-ranked Swis...