Articles filed under Tennis
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James Blake outlasts Donald YoungAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It was at last year's U.S. Open that James Blake finally won a five-set match. Maybe now he's starting to get the hang of it. The No. 9 seed had to work past...
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Rindone's hat trick leads Marmion over Aurora CentralAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Marmion scored seven goals in the first half as they stormed past Aurora Central 7-0 in their season opener. Alex Rindone finished with a hat trick and Sam Duffield adde...
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Nadal, Dementieva win at U.S. OpenAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's ex...
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Defending champ Federer still hopes to salvage 'lost' seasonAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - His Wimbledon reign and No. 1 ranking surrendered, Roger Federer has one trump card left in his competition with Rafael Nadal: four straight U.S. Open titles....
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Olympic champ Dementieva opens with win at U.S. OpenAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Olympic champion Elena Dementieva showed her mettle at the U.S. Open, rallying in the second set Monday to beat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 7-5 to start what's e...
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Williams sisters team up for goldAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Venus and Serena Williams kept up a family tradition Sunday, playing together in the Olympic doubles tournament and walking away with the gold medal. Slugging ...
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There's no stopping NadalAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. In tennis...
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Nadal clinches medal by beating DjokovicAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Rafael Nadal has clinched at least a silver medal by beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the Olympic semifinals. Nadal's opponent in the final Sunday will...
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Blake loses to Gonzalez; Williams sisters advanceAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Fernando Gonzalez saved three match points Friday to beat James Blake of the United States 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 and advance to the Olympic tennis final. Gonzalez fe...
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Olympics singles now Williams-lessAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Serena Williams lost to Elena Dementieva of Russia, and as the clock approached midnight, Venus Williams was beaten by Li Na of China. The startling sequence ...