Articles filed under Tennis
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Venus Williams doesn’t disappoint on first dayJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England — Back on one of tennis’ top stages, Venus Williams cut a familiar figure Monday at Wimbledon, from her latest original, somewhat-see-through outfit t...
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Wimbledon 2011: The return of the Williams sistersJun 19, 2011 6:00 am - Two simple words at the end of a June 7 tweet said it all: “Serena’s back!” And Venus is, too. Yes, as Serena Williams announced to the world less than two weeks ago, th...
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Nadal has his way on clayJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — Regardless of the setting or the surface, Rafael Nadal confounds Roger Federer the way no other man can. Put the two greats of the game on opposite ends of a cou...
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Nadal, Federer battle for titleJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — There was a time when a Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was a regular occurrence. Over a 12-major span from the 2006 French Open to the 2...
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Nadal beats Federer again in French Open finalJun 04, 2011 11:00 pm - PARIS — Rafael Nadal is still better on clay than Roger Federer, beating the player with the most Grand Slam titles for the fourth time in the French Open final. Nadal e...
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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-...