- 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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- 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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- Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 17:02
- Tennis
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One shot by Serena Williams sent Svetlana Kuznetsova to the court in a messy spill that left her covered with clay.
The Russian was down but not out. Showing newfound resilience, she squandered a big lead in the second set Wednesday but ended Williams' 18-match Grand Slam winning streak in the ...
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