Articles filed under Tennis
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Sharapova through to Australian Open semifinalsJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova remains perfect in Australian Open quarterfinals, defeating Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday. Sharapova has won all five q...
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Venus, Serena Williams on Fed Cup teamJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams will return from illness and her sister, Serena, will play Fed Cup for the first time in nearly five years after being selected in ...
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Clijsters to play Azarenka in Australian Open semisJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Kim Clijsters is moving on, and Caroline Wozniacki is moving out of the top spot. Clijsters continued her Australian Open title defense with a 6-3...
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Williams, Djokovic into 3rd round in AustraliaJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams was only two points from her 500th career match win when she tumbled to the court in the second round of the Australian Open. It's...
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Serena Williams overcomes bugs at Australian OpenJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — If anything, it was the insects buzzing around Rod Laver Arena that bugged Serena Williams the most. The injured left ankle held up fine in her op...
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Rafa, Roger rift emerges at Australian OpenJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal has criticized Roger Federer for letting other players “burn themselves” by complaining about tour conditions while maintaining his g...
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Williams, Federer among the ailing before Australian OpenJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - BRISBANE, Australia — Serena Williams has a badly sprained left ankle, Roger Federer an aching back and Kim Clijsters a sore left hip. Add in a limping-but-”I’ll be OK” ...
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Murray reaches Brisbane International semifinalsJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - BRISBANE, Australia — Top-seeded Andy Murray beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals in the Brisbane International, his only tuneup tournam...
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Williams Pulls Out of Australian Open Warm-up Event With InjuryJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Serena Williams withdrew from the Brisbane International tennis tournament, a tuneup for this month’s Australian Open, with an ankle injury. Williams, who was playing in...
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Bob Frisk's annual Best Sports QuotesDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - I made it. I marched past my 75th birthday in June with relative ease and today marks my annual return to the Daily Herald. After retiring in December of 2008 following ...