- Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 16:41
- Tennis
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Justine Henin, granted a wild-card spot at the Australian Open, advanced in her Grand Slam comeback with a 7-5, 7-6 (6) win over reigning Olympic champion Elena Dementieva. Henin, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, produced the biggest win of her return after 20 months in retirement with a 7-5, 7-6 (6) defeat of fifth-seeded ...
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- Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 14:12
- Betting, Tennis
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Here are the Australian Open 2010 odds. This is the first Grand Slam Tennis Tournament of the year and begins on Sunday at Melbourne Park.
Last year’s champ, Rafa Nadal, is the second favorite, right behind World No. 1 Roger Federer, who was upset by Nadal in last year's Australian Open men's championship final.
Nadal is at ...
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- Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 18:02
- Tennis
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Dinara Safina overcame a long, mistake-filled display of tennis Tuesday to barely avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open.
She defeated 167th-ranked Olivia Rogowska of Australia 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in a match that included 113 unforced errors, 24 double-faults and 15 ...
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- Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 18:24
- Tennis
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Defending champion Serena Williams was seeded No. 2 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, behind Dinara Safina, because the tournament stuck to its policy of strictly following the rankings. Roger Federer was seeded No. 1 for the fifth time at the year's last Grand Slam tournament. He is ranked No. 1 and has won the ...
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- Thursday, July 2, 2009, 15:56
- Tennis
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Venus Williams and
Serena Williams each won on Thursday to the stage for their fourth Wimbledon final and their eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match.
Two-time champion Serena saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in 2 hours, 49 minutes ...
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- Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 11:58
- Tennis
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Five-time champion
Venus Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals and inch ever closer to another possible showdown with her sister,
Serena Williams.
Venus Williams will face top seeded
Dinara Safina, who rallied from a set down ...
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- Thursday, June 4, 2009, 14:00
- Tennis
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Dinara Safina shanked shots, committed double-faults, screamed profanities at herself and still won, setting up an all-Russian final at
French Open.
The combustible Safina beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals Thursday and needs one more win for her first Grand Slam title.
On Saturday, the top-ranked ...
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