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Williams sisters will battle it our for Wimbledon championship

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July 3rd, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Serena Williams, Tennis, Venus Williams, Wimbledon

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As expected, Venus and Serena Williams will face off against each other in the Wimbledon final after each sister won their semifinals match on Thursday.

“All I know is a Williams is going to win,” said the sisters’ father, Richard. Read the rest of this entry »

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Federer reaches Wimbledon semifinals

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July 2nd, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Roger Federer, Tennis, Wimbledon

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Roger Federer earned his 21st consecutive semifinal at a Grand Slam tournament on Wednesday after after beating Ivo Karlovic, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (3) at Wimbledon.

“I love the record I have of reaching so many semifinals in Grand Slams in a row — 21 is quite a number,” Federer said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Roddick & Murray set to face off in Wimbledon semifinals

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July 2nd, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Tennis, Wimbledon

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Andy Roddick and Andy Murray will face each other in the Wimbledon semifinals after each won their quarterfinals matchup on Wednesday. Murray easily defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-3, 6-2, while Roddick won a competitive match against 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4.

“I feel confident because I’ve won a lot of matches on the grass,” Murray said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Williams sisters reach Wimbledon semifinals

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July 1st, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Serena Williams, Tennis, Venus Williams, Wimbledon

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Venus and Serena Williams are just one round away from facing each other in the Wimbledon final after the each one their quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.

“We definitely upped our levels of game today,” Serena said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Federer, Murray, Djokovic and Roddick all advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals

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June 30th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Tennis, Wimbledon

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Tennis fans are awaiting the most entertaining Wimbledon quarterfinals in years after Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick all advanced on Monday.

“I’m having so much fun,” Roddick said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Andy Roddick owns Melzer; advances to fourth round

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June 29th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Andy Roddick, Tennis

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Andy Roddick has reached the 4th round at Wimbledon after beating Jurgen Melzer, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday.

“I think the best I’ve played here was probably ‘04,” Roddick said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gisela Dulko upsets Sharapova in 2nd round

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June 25th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Babes, Gisela Dulko, Maria Sharapova, Tennis, Wimbledon

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Unknown tennis hottie Gisela Dulko upset fellow tennis babe Maria Sharapova in their 2nd round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

“I had so many easy balls, and I just made unforced errors from those,” Sharapova said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Despite knee pain, Nadal will try to play

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June 12th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Rafael Nadal, Tennis, Wimbledon

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Despite battling knee pain for months Rafael Nadal will attempt to defend his Wimbledon title next Tuesday.

“I am going to give my 200 percent to be ready for the most important tournament in the world,” Nadal said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Roger Federer completes career Grand Slam: Is he the best ever?

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June 8th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: French Open, Roger Federer, Tennis

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Roger Federer completed a career Grand Slam by beating Robin Soderling and winning his first French Open title on Sunday, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

“It’s maybe my greatest victory, or certainly the one that removes the most pressure off my shoulders,” Federer said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Serena Williams loses to Svetlana Kuznetsova

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June 4th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: French Open, Serena Williams, Tennis

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Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova ended Serena Williams’ 18-match Grand Slam win streak during their quarterfinal match, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5, at the French Open on Wednesday.

“In the third set I had an opportunity and I got really tight, and I pretty much gave it to her,” Williams said. Read the rest of this entry »

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