Posts Tagged "Tennis"
Clock ticking for record-setting Federer
By Dave James, 19 Jun 2013
Ten years after Roger Federer made his grand slam breakthrough at Wimbledon, the 17-time major winner returns to the All England Club next week as defending champion, but with the clock ticking.
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Wimbledon 2013: Women’s Singles preview
By mastermind5991, 19 Jun 2013 With Wimbledon a week away, the battle for tennis’ most prestigious title could come down to a three-horse race.
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Bernard Tomic breaks win drought
By Liam FitzGibbon, 19 Jun 2013 Bernard Tomic has won his first match in almost two months but is still dealing with an injury a week out from Wimbledon.
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Wimbledon 2013: Men’s Singles preview
By mastermind5991, 18 Jun 2013 With Wimbledon just a week away, it’s time to have a look at some of the contenders and challengers for the most prestigious title in tennis.
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Wimbledon’s 10 biggest upsets in the last decade
By mastermind5991, 15 Jun 2013 As Wimbledon looms in just under a fortnight, here is a list of some of the biggest upsets that have taken place at SW19 in the past decade.
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The ten greatest Wimbledon finals: Men’s and Women’s
By mastermind5991, 15 Jun 2013 With Wimbledon just under a fortnight away, here’s a chance to look back at some of the greatest (and some significant) Wimbledon finals over the past decade. 10. Amelie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2006 Throughout the middle of the noughties, the biggest rivalry in women’s tennis was the one between underachieving Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo and [...]
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Hewitt on a roll at Queen’s
By Liam FitzGibbon, 14 Jun 2013 Lleyton Hewitt continued his impressive run at Queen’s Club by beating big-serving American Sam Querrey to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in five years.
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Rafa says Federer record not his target
By AFP, 12 Jun 2013 Eight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal said in an interview published on Tuesday that he is not setting his sights on Roger Federer’s record of 17 grand slam titles, despite claiming his 12th at Roland Garros last weekend.
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Ebden wins first ATP Challenger title
By AAP, 10 Jun 2013 Australia’s Matthew Ebden won his first ATP Challenger title with a 7-5 4-6 7-5 victory over defending champion Benjamin Becker in Sunday’s Aegon Trophy final in Nottingham.
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Nadal doubted French Open sucess
By AFP, 10 Jun 2013 Rafael Nadal admitted that making history as an eight-time French Open champion was an impossible dream when he was desperately battling to reboot his career during a seven-month injury lay-off.
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Nadal creates history but Ferrer wins respect
By mastermind5991, 10 Jun 2013Rafael Nadal has cemented his place as one of the greatest tennis players of all time by winning a record breaking eighth title at the French Open.
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After losing a Grand Slam semi-final, it’s hard to figure out who was the best loser, and it shouldn’t depend on how he or she played in the semi-finals.
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They said Maria Sharapova was the queen of Clay, but it was a completely different story on Saturday when Serena Williams unseated the defending champion to win only her second French Open title with a clinical straight-sets victory.
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2013 French Open Final: Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer live tennis score updates, blog
By Kurt Sorensen, 9 Jun 2013 Welcome to The Roar’s live coverage of the all Spanish 2013 French Open Men’s singles final between 7-time champion Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer who is making his major final debut. Live coverage from 11.30pm AEST.
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2013 French Open: Men’s Singles final preview
By mastermind5991, 9 Jun 2013 128 men started in the French Open 2013 field, and now we are down to the final two, and what a final this one promises to be.
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2013 French Open: Women’s Singles final preview
By mastermind5991, 8 Jun 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for what is set to be yet another one-sided final between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. We’ll tell you why in this full-detailed preview of the 2013 French Open women’s final preview.
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Nadal beats Djokovic in French Open semi
By Dave James, 8 Jun 2013 Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved closer to an historic eighth French Open title Friday when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 9-7 in a titanic semi-final.
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David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga square off tonight for the right to appear in their first ever French Open final. Join us for live scores from 11.30pm AEST.
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World number one Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal clash in a French Open semi-final that promises to be another epic contest between two of the finest players on the ATP tour. Join us for live scores from 9.00pm AEST.
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Djokovic, Nadal braced for epic Paris duel
By Dave James, 7 Jun 2013 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal meet for the 35th time on Friday with a French Open final place at stake and their reputations as the two heavyweights of the sport.
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