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Top-seeded Ivanovic loses in huge upset at US Open
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8.28.2008 : 7:21 pm
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NEW YORK -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history Thursday, stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open.
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Top-seeded Ivanovic upset by Coin at US Open
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8.28.2008 : 7:12 pm
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NEW YORK -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history Thursday, stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open.
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Williams sisters could meet in US Open quarters
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8.21.2008 : 2:11 pm
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NEW YORK -- The Williams sisters would meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, a bit earlier than their matchup in the final of the last Grand Slam, Wimbledon.
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Head of men's tennis to step down in December
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8.21.2008 : 11:12 am
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LONDON -- ATP president Etienne de Villiers, who introduced video replay and increased prize money on the men's tour, will step down when his contract expires in December.
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Lleyton Hewitt out of US Open due to hip surgery
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8.19.2008 : 10:40 pm
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from next week's U.S. Open after undergoing hip surgery. Hewitt, the 2001 U.S. Open champion, said in a statement published on his Web site Wednesday he is frustrated at not being able to play but had exhausted every possibility besides surgery
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Nadal and Ivanovic draw top seeds for US Open
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8.19.2008 : 5:22 pm
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NEW YORK -- Rafael Nadal was seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, making it the first time since January 2004 that a man other than Roger Federer holds that top spot at a Grand Slam tournament.
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McEnroe on best behavior
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8.15.2008 : 6:38 pm
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- A day after a vintage obscene tirade, John McEnroe was on his best behavior in his second match in the Hall of Fame Champions Cup.
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King's book highlights 'Battle of the Sexes' match
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8.11.2008 : 6:31 pm
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NEW YORK -- Billie Jean King occasionally got hot-tempered on the tennis court, so her father once threatened to take a power saw to her racket in the family garage.
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Newspaper report says Boris Becker engaged
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8.11.2008 : 8:58 am
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker plans to marry his late manager's daughter, who is 16 years younger than the German tennis icon, a newspaper reported Monday.
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Lazenby to dispute Pam Shriver's custody claim
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8.10.2008 : 7:02 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Former James Bond actor George Lazenby says he will fight Pam Shriver's claim for custody over the couple's three young children.
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Andy Murray wins first Masters championship
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8.3.2008 : 5:58 pm
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MASON, Ohio -- One point away from his first Masters series championship, Andy Murray let the moment get to him. Britain's top player wasted four match points with an uncharacteristic show of sloppiness in the second set. Forced to play another tiebreaker, he pulled off the best shot of the game -- an in-the-corner backhand -- that set up a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Novak Djokovic for the Cincinnati Masters title.
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Jankovic assured of moving up to No. 1 this month
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8.2.2008 : 1:36 pm
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jelena Jankovic might not feel worthy of being ranked No. 1, but she has assured herself of moving up to that spot later this month.
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Sharapova says she'll miss US Open after Olympics
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8.1.2008 : 3:27 pm
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Maria Sharapova will sit out the U.S. Open because of a bad right shoulder, the first major championship she'll miss since her Grand Slam debut in 2003.
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Federer out in Cincinnati, could slip from No. 1
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7.31.2008 : 10:27 pm
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MASON, Ohio -- Roger Federer lost another match and, perhaps, his longtime grip on No. 1, as well. The world's top-ranked player had another out-of-character setback on Thursday, a three-set loss to Ivo Karlovic that left the Croat exulting on his back and opened the way for Rafael Nadal to take over the No. 1 spot by winning the Cincinnati Masters championship.
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Nadal beats Kiefer to win Rogers Cup title
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7.28.2008 : 5:29 am
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TORONTO -- Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup, his fifth straight tournament victory. The second-seeded Spaniard has won 29 consecutive matches.
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Roger Federer drops 1st match since Wimbledon loss
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7.24.2008 : 7:53 am
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TORONTO -- Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night.
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Serena drops out of Carson tourney with hurt knee
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7.22.2008 : 6:19 pm
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CARSON, Calif. -- Serena Williams' injured left knee has knocked her out of another tournament less than three weeks before the Beijing Olympics.
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German federation challenges new ATP structure
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7.21.2008 : 7:48 pm
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- A lawyer for the German Tennis Federation argued Monday the ATP Tour violated antitrust laws in a reorganization that would relegate a Hamburg tournament to second-tier status.
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Serena Williams injures knee; retires in semifinal
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7.20.2008 : 4:46 am
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STANFORD, Calif. -- Top-seeded Serena Williams injured her left knee and pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday, becoming the third singles player on the U.S. Olympic women's tennis team with a knee injury.
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Serena Williams holds on against 15-year-old
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7.17.2008 : 3:25 am
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STANFORD, Calif. -- Serena Williams looked completely out of sync for much of the match. Against a 15-year-old qualifier no less. Off her game and rattled by a teen 11 years younger, the top-seeded Williams rallied from one set down to beat hard-hitting Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic.
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Roddick cites injury, pulls out of WTT match
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7.11.2008 : 12:58 pm
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ST. LOUIS -- Andy Roddick has withdrawn from a World Team Tennis match in St. Louis, citing a lingering injury. Roddick was scheduled to play Saturday for the St. Louis Aces in a match against Kansas City. Aces general manager Dani Apted says Roddick's injury is too severe for him to play or travel to St. Louis.
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US Open ups total prize money, champions' pay
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7.8.2008 : 8:42 am
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Total prize money at the U.S. Open will top $20 million for the first time this year, with the men's and women's singles champions each earning a tournament-record $1.5 million.
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Fish takes top seed into Newport tennis
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7.7.2008 : 6:11 pm
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Top-seeded Mardy Fish is in for some excitement this week even before he plays on the Hall of Fame's grass courts.
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Wimbledon champ Nadal pulls out of Mercedes Cup
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7.7.2008 : 5:22 pm
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STUTTGART, Germany -- One day after winning the Wimbledon title for the first time, Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Mercedes Cup on Monday with muscle pain above his right knee.
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No. 2 Nadal closes in on Federer in ATP rankings
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7.7.2008 : 5:21 pm
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal's epic victory over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final allowed him to significantly narrow the gap at the top of the ATP rankings.
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Nadal dethrones Federer in five-set Wimbledon epic
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7.7.2008 : 6:59 am
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WIMBLEDON, England -- With darkness enveloping Centre Court and the clock showing 9:15 p.m., Rafael Nadal watched as Roger Federer's errant forehand settled into the net, ending what might have been the greatest men's final on the greatest stage in tennis.
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Wimbledon at a glance
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7.7.2008 : 12:13 am
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WIMBLEDON, England -- A look at Wimbledon on Sunday: Attendance: 28,599. Last year: 26,101.
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Finalists Federer, Nadal know each other well
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7.6.2008 : 6:47 am
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WIMBLEDON, England -- After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. Federer does have a DVD of Nadal's match, but he wasn't exactly rushing to use it for scouting purposes before they meet for the Wimbledon championship Sunday.
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Williams sisters claim 3rd Wimbledon doubles title
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7.5.2008 : 5:31 pm
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WIMBLEDON, England -- When Venus Williams won her second match point of the day at Wimbledon, even little sister Serena could celebrate. About 3 1/2 hours after Venus beat Serena to win the women's singles title, the Americans paired up Saturday to win their seventh Grand Slam doubles title, beating Lisa Raymond of the United States and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-2.
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Venus wins 5th Wimbledon, defeating sister Serena
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7.5.2008 : 11:12 am
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title Saturday, beating younger sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the final. Defending champion Venus is 5-2 in Wimbledon finals, losing only to Serena in 2002 and '03. The win at the All England Club gave Venus her seventh major title.
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Nadal again reaches Wimbledon final
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7.4.2008 : 12:25 pm
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal has set up a third straight Wimbledon final against five-time defending champion Roger Federer by beating Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Friday.
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Federer again reaches Wimbledon final
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7.4.2008 : 10:05 am
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer has advanced to his sixth straight Wimbledon final, beating Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4. The five-time defending champion will be playing in 16th Grand Slam final. Federer has not dropped a set at this year's tournament. He will be trying to break Bjorn Borg's Open era record by winning his sixth straight title at the All England Club.
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