Articles filed under Tennis
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Tennis hall opens doors for DavenportJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - NEWPORT, R.I. - Lindsay Davenport remembers picking up a tennis racket as a child and the feeling that came with the ease of a powerful return. After giving up on two ot...
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Djokovic tops Federer at WimbledonJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Novak Djokovic's large lead in the rollicking Wimbledon final was slipping away, due in no small part to Roger Federer's regal presence and resurgent play. No m...
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Newcomers win men's doubles at WimbledonJul 05, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - American Jack Sock and Canadian Vasek Pospisil could have trouble improving on their first tournament as a doubles team. Sock and Pospisil defeated Americans Bo...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Offering up some sparklers for your holidayJul 04, 2014 5:30 am - Happy Fourth of July! Before we get going here, let's start off with my favorite trivia question concerning the Fourth - via the good folks at Reuters: What day did...
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Wimbledon men's final will be Djokovic-FedererJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Roger Federer was on the decline - or so the thinking went. He was past 30. Had back problems. Tried experimenting with a larger racket. Was a family man, a fat...
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Duval has Hodgkin's lymphomaJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Victoria Duval, an 18-year-old American tennis player, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months after underg...
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At Wimbeldon, Nadal, Sharapova lose; Serena leaves with illnessJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Rafael Nadal ran out of comebacks at Wimbledon, losing to a brash, big-serving, between-the-legs-hitting 19-year-old kid who might just be a future star. Maria ...
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Mike North video: What has happened to Wimbledon?Jun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Mike North thinks Wimbledon isn't what it once was, and tells you what he watched instead. ...
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Serena Williams loses in 3rd round at WimbledonJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - As Serena Williams began to fall behind in what would become her earliest Wimbledon exit in nearly a decade, her coach could tell something was awry. Not the so...
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Williams exits Wimbledon after 3-set battleJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - For 2 ½ hours, Venus Williams traded big serves and hard groundstrokes with Petra Kvitova on Centre Court. Williams was playing with some of the power and pace ...