Articles filed under Tennis
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Mundelein's Parola fulfills legacy of all-around excellenceJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - Derek Parola would be the first to admit it: He was a little tag-along when he was a kid. He followed his Dad, Todd, everywhere, especially around the Mundelein baseball...
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Rolling Meadows' Kemph proves to be the complete student-athleteJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Being able to finish in any sport is so important for an athlete. Nobody did it better than Rolling Meadows' Jackie Kemph. On the basketball court, she seemed to always ...
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Nadal clinches his 14th major with French Open winJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - Trying to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open is, without a doubt, the toughest task in tennis. Indeed, must be among the greatest challenges in all of sports. ...
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Nadal to seek 9th French Open title against DjokovicJun 06, 2014 1:01 am - Rafael Nadal will go for a record ninth French Open title tomorrow against Novak Djokovic in a repeat of the 2012 final at the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament. T...
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Sharapova makes it back to French Open finalJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - For the third straight year, Maria Sharapova will play in the French Open final. The seventh-seeded Russian again lost the first set Thursday but again managed t...
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Nadal, Murray set up French Open semifinal matchupJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals. For the first time in this year's tournament, the eight-time ch...
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Sharapova, Djokovic advance to French Open semisJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - This is what Maria Sharapova does. She digs herself a big hole in a match, then figures a way out, no matter what it takes. She hits shots left-handed. Takes her...
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Brown finishes with a flourish at Lake ZurichJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - When Dave Brown lost his final tennis match of the season, thus ending his high school sports career at Lake Zurich, he paused, reflected and shed a few tears. The 2013-...
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Vulnerable? Bad back? Nadal keeps winning in ParisJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - Maybe, just maybe, Rafael Nadal was a tad vulnerable, the thinking went before this French Open. He had lost three times on his beloved red clay already this yea...
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What to look for Sunday at the French OpenMay 31, 2014 1:01 am - PARIS - Five things to look for Sunday at the French Open: DJOKOVIC'S STREAK: No. 2 Novak Djokovic tries to stretch his streak of Grand Slam quarterfinals to 20 in a row...