Articles filed under Tennis
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Federer's streak of 10 straight Grand Slam finals ended by DjokovicJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Top-ranked Roger Federer's streak of 10 straight Grand Slam finals came to an abrupt end Friday when he lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-...
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Semifinal knockoutJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had been compared to a young Muhammad Ali only because of an uncanny likeness to the boxing great. That was until he skipped a...
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Sharapova, Ivanovic to play for titleJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- A year after losing the Australian Open final in embarrassing fashion to Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova is looking unstoppable in her quest for...
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Nadal loses to unseeded Tsonga in Australian Open semifinalsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Second-ranked Rafael Nadal, seeking to prove he can win a Grand Slam on a surface other than Roland Garros' clay, instead matched his worst loss ...
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Sharapova advances to finalJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Maria Sharapova just keeps getting better at the Australian Open. Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the...
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Federer downs Blake, reaches semisJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Roger Federer has a lot of reasons to like James Blake. The 12th-ranked American has a reputation as a nice guy away from the court and a good sp...
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Michael Chang elected to International Tennis Hall of FameJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NEWPORT, R.I. - French Open winner Michael Chang was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and IMG creator Mark McCormack and Tennis Week magazine founder Eu...
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Venus, Henin both oustedJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia -- Venus Williams followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals, both in losses to Serbian players. Venus went down 7-6...
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Sharapova ousts No. 1 HeninJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia- Maria Sharapova ended No. 1 Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak and defending champion Serena Williams was ousted by Jelena Jankovic at the Aus...
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Tennis coaching workshop offeredJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association, in conjunction with the United States Professional Tennis Association Midwest Division, is hosting the 25th Chicago ...