- Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 11:43
- Tennis
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Justine Henin is seeking the elusive Wimbledon title in her return to the WTA Tour.
It's the only Grand Slam the former top-ranked player hasn't won - and it loomed large in her decision to end a one-year retirement from the sport.
"It is a dream of mine," Henin said Tuesday. "I want to work ...
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- Friday, July 24, 2009, 16:38
- Betting, Tennis
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LONDON (Reuters) – World number one
Roger Federer's daughters are less than 48 hours old but bookmakers on Friday had already posted odds on the twins winning Wimbledon.
British bookies Ladbrokes were offering 100-1 for either Charlene Riva or Myla Rose to win the grasscourt title just ...
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- Monday, July 6, 2009, 10:44
- Tennis
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Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the men’s final at Wimbledon 2009. Roger Federer is now the greatest player in Grand Slam history.
Andy Roddick played a terrific match, but Federer was playing for history.
See the Wimbledon Mens Final 2009 video below......
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- Saturday, July 4, 2009, 14:07
- Tennis
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Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.
After six years, it was her turn to hold up the Venus Rosewater Dish again.
In the fourth all-Williams final at Wimbledon, Serena beat her sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday for her third title and 11th Grand ...
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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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- Monday, June 29, 2009, 14:00
- Tennis
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The Wimbledon match between top-ranked Dinara Safina of Russia and Amelie Mauresmo of France was interrupted with Safina leading 4-1 in the second set for the first rain delay of the tournament. The roof was closed before play resumed about 30 minutes later.
Dinara Safina became the first player to win under the new Wimbledon roof, ...
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- Monday, June 29, 2009, 11:30
- Tennis
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Venus Williams moved on to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday when opponent Ana Ivanovic retired one game into the second set.
Williams led the match 6-1, love-1 when Ivanovic threw in the towel.
The Williams sisters are on track for a rematch of 2008’s family feud in the final, where Venus won. ...
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- Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:40
- Betting, Tennis
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Wagering on one particular match at Wimbledon skyrocketed after a TV commentator remarked that one of the competitors was injured, an online bookmaker said Wednesday.
A British bookmaker alerted tennis corruption officials to the unusual betting patterns for the first-round match on Tuesday between 109th-ranked Wayne Odesnik of the United States and 30th-ranked Jurgen Melzer of ...
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- Monday, June 22, 2009, 11:18
- Tennis
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2009
Wimbledon betting odds have been posted. Not surprisingly, Roger Federer has been made the favorite to win the 2009 Men's Wimbledon following his victory at the
French Open a few weeks ago.
On the ladies side, the Williams sisters - Venus and Serena ...
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