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To quote the late Jack Buck, “I don’t believe what I just saw.” World No. 100 Lukas Rosol stunned two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets in the 135-year history … read more »
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Andy Murray has put on a devastating display of grass-court tennis to hammer Nikolay Davydenko and race into the second round of Wimbledon. The fourth seed did not make a single unforced error in the first two sets as he … read more »
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Great Britain’s Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong celebrated being named in Britain’s Olympic team with emotional victories at Wimbledon on Monday. The pair were handed the two wild cards to represent Team GB at the London Games – held here … read more »
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Two-time winner Rafael Nadal and defending women’s champion Petra Kvitova start their Wimbledon campaigns on Tuesday while veterans Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt ride an emotional wave of support. Nadal, fresh from his record-breaking seventh French Open title, tackles Brazil’s … read more »
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Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams suffered her worst All England Club defeat in 15 years on Monday, but top seeds Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer powered into the second round. Williams lost 6-1, 6-3 to 79th-ranked Russian … read more »
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Kim Clijsters, playing her final Wimbledon before retirement, reached the second round on Monday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Serbian 18th seed Jelena Jankovic. Clijsters, unseeded this year, will face Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic for a place … read more »
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This doesn’t happen on the women’s side. But on the men’s, the biggest burning question is answered in the first two minutes of a Grand Slam draw ceremony: Federer and Djokovic? Same half? Nearly every time, this has been the … read more »
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Schedule for Day 1 (women’s singles) Monday 25 June 2012 Centre Court 1:00 PM Start Time 2. [1] Maria Sharapova (RUS) v. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) No. 1 Court 1:00 PM Start Time 3. [18] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v. Kim Clijsters … read more »
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Schedule for Day 1 – men’s singles Monday 25 June 2012 Centre Court 1:00 PM Start Time 1. [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 3. [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) v. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) No. 1 Court 1:00 … read more »
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Come Monday, the world of Tennis turns its eye to London. The 3rd Grand Slam of the year gets underway with focus on the usual suspects. But if there’s one thing tennis followers have learnt in 134 previous editions of … read more »
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both began their French Open campaigns with straight-sets victories to book their placed in the second round, reports the BBC. World number one Djokovic took his time to grind down Italian Potito Starace with a … read more »
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The current US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic opens his campaign to become the first player since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles against unfancied Italian veteran Potito Starace on Court Philippe Chatrier on … read more »
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The world No. 1 has three daunting challenges facing him on the tawny clay of Roland Garros. The first of them is a familiar one: Rafael Nadal. The second demands that he walk in the footsteps of Nadal and his … read more »
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Juan Martin Del Potro survived an injury scare to secure a spot in the second round. Bothered by a left knee injury, the no.9 seed required treatment, dropped a set, before confounding his fans’ fears to close out the match. … read more »
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Some players wear their heart on their sleeve. Venus Williams’ heart was whizzing around the back of her neck like a runaway hoola hoop seven games into her match with Paula Ormaechea. The heart-shaped pendant Williams wears on a chain … read more »
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World number two Rafael Nadal will life seventh French Open crown of his career at Roland Garros says five-time major title holder Novak Djokovic. 2012 Australian Open winner Nole said it is going to be tough to beat him on … read more »
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French Open 2012: 10-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is aiming to win French Open championship for seventh time in his career, where doesn’t want to care about his individual records. 25-year-old Spanish tennis champion doesn’t want to keep any … read more »
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Brussels – Top-seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (10/8) 6-3 on Friday and will play Simona Halep of Romania in the Belgian Open final. The third-ranked Radwanska was trailing Kanepi 5-1 in the first set, … read more »
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Nice – Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 6-3 in the Open de Nice on Friday to reach his third final of the season. Almagro, who had lost his previous two matches against Simon, hit eight … read more »
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Paris – Draw for the French Open men’s singles ahead of the second Grand Slam event of the season which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday (x denotes seeded player): TOP HALF Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Potito Starace (ITA) … read more »
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Paris – Draw for the French Open women’s singles ahead of the second Grand Slam event of the season which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday (x denotes seeded player): TOP HALF Victoria Azarenka (BLR x1) v Alberta Brianti (Ita) … read more »
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16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer meet his best rival Former World No. 1 Rafael Nadal at the Net jets event in Paris on Thursday, ahead of the French Open 2012 Championship at Roland Garros. 30-year-old Roger Federer, who was … read more »
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Former World No. 1 Roger Federer will face big challenge against King of Clay Rafael Nadal at the French Open 2012, where Swiss star should play hard to win the clay court crown says American tennis great Pete Sampras. 14-time … read more »
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World No. 2 Rafael Nadal has arrived here in Paris, where he also reached Roland Garros to take first training session on centre court on Thursday, 24th May, 2012. King of Clay Nadal is looking very confident to win seventh … read more »
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