Articles filed under Tennis
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Back on court, Williams stretches winning streakJun 25, 2013 6:06 pm - LONDON — After a week filled by a headline-grabbing, off-court tiff with Maria Sharapova and a series of apologies stemming from a magazine profile, Serena Williams got ...
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Nadal loses to 135th-ranked player at WimbledonJun 24, 2013 11:15 am - LONDON — In one of Wimbledon’s greatest upsets, an ailing Rafael Nadal was knocked out in straight sets Monday by a player ranked 135th — the Spaniard’s first loss in th...
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Sharapova sends verbal shot Serena Williams’ wayJun 22, 2013 5:10 pm - LONDON — Maria Sharapova took quite a shot at Serena Williams — and it was nowhere near a tennis court. At her pre-Wimbledon news conference Saturday, Sharapova was aske...
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Hanover Park Park District borrowing to replace tennis domeJun 13, 2013 2:12 pm - The indoor tennis dome at the Centre Court Athletic Club has collapsed one too many times for the liking of Hanover Park Park District officials, who this week approved ...
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Williams beats Sharapova to reclaim French titleJun 08, 2013 11:00 am - PARIS — Serena Williams dethroned defending champion Maria Sharapova to claim her first French Open title in more than a decade. Williams beat the second-seeded Russian,...
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Nadal outlasts Djokovic in epic French Open semifinalJun 07, 2013 1:42 pm - PARIS — Rafael Nadal won an epic semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the French Open to remain the King of Clay — for another couple of days, at least. The seven-time ch...
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Full speed ahead for Carmel’s FelicelliJun 07, 2013 12:27 pm - No shooting jumpers. No swinging the softball bat or bouncing a tennis ball on her racket. No balls, period. No TV. No headphones. No way. No how. Kathleen Felicelli spe...
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Spellman's Scorecard: A whole lot of hard Hawks hockeyJun 07, 2013 5:30 am - Gotta say it: Duncan Keith deserved that suspension. Just can't do that. Question: I wonder how many times over the years Brendan Shanahan, the...
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Sharapova to play Serena Williams in French finalJun 06, 2013 1:22 pm - PARIS — As Maria Sharapova celebrated her return to the French Open final, she let loose one last scream — this one a happy holler. Serena Williams won more quietly and ...
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Nadal, Djokovic to meet in French Open semifinalsJun 05, 2013 5:42 pm - PARIS — The ease with which Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic swept aside their quarterfinal opponents at the French Open was remarkably similar. Both men won in straight ...