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Rafael Nadal aiming for fourth straight Slam; Serena Williams is not
The Fabulous ForumThe Australian Open is about to begin, showing up at all hours of the day and night on our televisions (ESPN's family of networks) beginning Sunday. There are obvious story lines, the most compelling being the chance for Rafael Nadal...... -
Venus Williams pulls out of Australian Open with injury
The Fabulous ForumVenus Williams lasted just seven points in her third-round match Friday at the Australian Open and was forced to withdraw due to injury from a Grand Slam singles match for the first time in her career. After losing the first...... -
Alastair Martin dies at 94; longtime amateur tennis champion
Associated PressAlastair Martin, a longtime amateur tennis champion who helped transform the game by opening major tournaments to professionals, died Jan. 12 of natural causes at his home in Katonah, N.Y. He was 94. Martin was a longtime champion of court tennis, a...Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Andrew Carnegie, Family, Princeton University, Lew Hoad
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Serena Williams Captures 2nd Straight Australian Open Title
KTLA NewsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Serena Williams won her second straight Australian Open championship, ending Justine Henin's hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory Saturday. Williams withstood a determined...Tags: Roger Federer, Mark Philippoussis, U.S. Open (tennis), KTLA, Martina Navratilova
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Tennis stars in Australia to hold fundraiser for Haiti earthquake victims
La PlazaRoger Federer and other tennis stars will hold a special exhibition event Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, to benefit Haiti earthquake victims... -
Del Potro Stuns Federer at U.S. Open
Web ReporterAlways so cool, so consistent, so in control of his emotions and his matches, Roger Federer amazingly let the U.S. Open championship slip from his grasp. Two points from victory against inexperienced, unheralded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, two...Tags: Roger Federer, Guillermo Vilas, U.S. Open (tennis), Anna Wintour, Bill Tilden
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Phelps' voyage
Sun ReporterMichael Phelps was 15 years old the day he returned home to Rodgers Forge from his first Olympic Games in 2000. He had finished 5th in the 200-meter butterfly in Sydney, Australia, even though he was mostly ears and arms at that point, and it seemed as...Tags: Ryan Lochte, NBC (tv network), Gaming, Social Sciences, Family
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Nadal Defeats Federer For Australian Open Title
REPORTING FROM MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - There wasn't much to choose between Roger Federer's elegant, airy tennis -- silently played with all the angles calculated and covered -- and Rafael Nadal's elemental tennis, the grunting, noisy, spinning, whooshing...Tags: Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pete Sampras, Sports
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The second city
Times Staff WriterHere in the nation's second-largest market, a phrase the NFL has forced us to commit to memory, we have a saying that the nation needs to learn, because this was us in 2006: We're No. 2! Take a look at our sports teams and the last 12 months. USC...Tags: Dwyane Wade, Will Ferrell, Chris Pronger, Daytona 500, NBC (tv network)
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Sampras 'at peace' with decision to retire
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThere had to be a way to finish this electric night with grace and elegance, a charming touch that wasn't some forced gesture. Surely there was something to punctuate this celebration of Pete Sampras' marvelous career, a pitch-perfect memory to be...Tags: Bjorn Borg, U.S. Open (tennis), Entertainment, Family, Bill Tilden
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