Articles filed under Tennis
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At French, Federer ends Djokovic's unbeaten runJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - PARIS — Dusk was descending, wind was swirling and full-throated chants of "Ro-ger! Ro-ger!" from 15,000 or so fans finally were hushing as Roger Federer stepped to the...
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Doubting Nadal keeps rollingMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — Decoding Rafael Nadal’s self-evaluations can be a tricky proposition. Listen, for example, to the way the top-seeded Nadal spoke about his game and his mindset a...
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Stevenson takes doubles titleMay 28, 2011 12:00 am - David Packowitz and Ross Putterman had held the dream ever since a fateful day in late May two years, ago when they were bridesmaids for a second consecutive year in the...
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Saturday’s boys tennis resultsMay 28, 2011 12:00 am - Saturday’s meets * IHSA State finals team standings 1, New Trier 55; 2, Deerfield 36; 3, Oak Park-River Forest 35; 4, Stevenson 32; 5, Hinsdale Central 30; 6, Highland P...
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Fish loses; US without singles player in ParisMay 27, 2011 11:00 pm - PARIS — Mardy Fish summed up the mindset of American tennis players at the French Open after his loss Saturday left the United States without a man or woman in the clay-...
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Batavia’s Cogan falls in quartersMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Batavia junior Josh Cogan’s hopes of staying alive in the championship bracket at the state tennis tournament hit a roadblock Friday afternoon when the Batavia junior ra...
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Friday’s boys tennis resultsMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Friday’s meets * Boys tennis Friday’s results IHSA State finals team standings 1, New Trier 44; 2, Deerfield 34; 3, Oak Park-River Forest 33; 4, Hinsdale Central 28; 5,...
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Stevenson’s dynamic duo eyes state titleMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - David Packowitz and Ross Putterman have won 32 consecutive doubles matches this spring — more than any other partnership now playing in the state. But the stellar Steven...
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St. Charles North’s No. 2 doubles surpriseMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - It was a day of mixed emotions at the state tournament for St. Charles North’s boys tennis team. On the one hand, there was cause for celebration as the doubles duo of P...
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Patience pays as Stevenson excelsMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Bill Killinger had to kill time on Thursday morning. For two hours … in a restaurant. “I played Yahtzee,” Vernon Hills’ assistant boys tennis coach said. Dicey weather —...