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Andy Murray wins but Roger Federer fails again (25 July 04:30) |
| Andy Murray came through a topsy-turvy match against Stanislas Wawrinka at the
Toronto Masters last night to set up a quarter-final against Novak Djokovic,
the defending champion. ... |
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Andy Murray through but Roger Federer is left stunned (24 July 11:46) |
| Andy Murray made light work of Thomas Johansson to advance to the third round
of the Toronto Masters, but Roger Federer's slump in form continued as he
was dismantled by Gilles Simon, the ... |
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Roger Federer's number one status under threat (24 July 11:46) |
| Roger Federer's number one ranking is under threat after he suffered an
opening-match loss to Gilles Simon 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the
ATP Masters Series event... |
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County Week offers delights of bygone era (24 July 04:30) |
| Andy Murray is yet to stretch himself to a welcoming gift for the press. But
then again, this is County Week, where the tennis is chaste, the camaraderie
never wanes and the present of a h... |
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Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak banned (22 July 04:30) |
| Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak helped their playing partners to win doubles trophies on Sunday, but only a day later they were banned from the sport for betting on matches as t... |
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The Net Post: is Laura Robson's passport ethically right? (21 July 11:41) |
| Laura Robson, the 14-year-old Wimbledon girls' singles champion, was born in
Melbourne to Australian parents; Johanna Konta was born in Sydney to
Hungarian parents. Robson now play... |
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ATP's power is under threat from lawsuit (21 July 04:30) |
| Men's professional tennis faces a trial from today that may not only break it
financially but will also probably cost Etienne de Villiers, its leader
since January 2006, his position as ch... |
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The Net Post: free tennis is key to finding a champion (14 July 08:06) |
| It is becoming all the rage and about time, too. The evocative essay by Tony
Hawks in The Sunday Times this weekend on Tennis for Free, an
initiative that goes to the heart of what is requ... |
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Dan Evans counting cost of his exploits (14 July 04:30) |
| The first thing that hits you in Frinton-on-Sea are the midges, hundreds of
the blooming pests that stick to your skin and clothing, and swim in your
tea. Dan Evans barely noticed ... |
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Daniela Hantuchova steps out of the shadows (13 July 04:30) |
| What has been your best moment in tennis and what was your biggest
disappointment? The most satisfying win was beating Justine Henin in the
2002 US Open. I had lost to her twice and like t... |
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Making tennis a free for all (13 July 04:30) |
| I have been a regular contributor to the popular BBC television series Grumpy
Old Men. For years, one source of my grumpiness has been the state of
British tennis. Simply moaning, I have d... |
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Federer ready to make amends by achieving Olympic gold (13 July 04:30) |
| THE SENTIMENT remained one of respect rather than a lack of empathy but the
long-time top 10 player was clear and measured with his words: “Don’t ever
feel sorry for Roger ... |
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Advantage no one as authorities fail to serve needs of Rafael Nadal generation (12 July 04:30) |
| Perhaps it was the shorts that ended around the knees, the left-handed grip,
the practice points that had to be struck just right, the focus, or just the
sparkle in the eye. So soon af... |
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Centre Court epic draws prime viewing figures (08 July 04:30) |
| Rafael Nadal's epic victory over Roger Federer on Sunday was seen by
13.1million viewers, making it the second most watched sporting event this
year, behind only football's Champions Leagu... |
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BBC shines ahead of unhappy dome-coming at Wimbledon (08 July 04:30) |
| Can we be among the first to say how much we miss the old, roofless Centre
Court? Those were golden days, weren't they? The lowering clouds, the sudden
downpours, the richly evocative hiss... |
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Rafael Nadal hungry for more after dining out on epic win (08 July 04:30) |
| The guests were halfway through dessert when Rafael Nadal and a dozen members
of his family arrived in the early hours of Monday for the Champions'
Dinner, which was scheduled to take plac... |
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Laura Robson focused on algebra after the adulation (08 July 04:30) |
| Laura Robson, the 14-year-old Briton who captured the hearts of the nation by
winning the Wimbledon girls' singles title, was catapulted into the top five
of the world junior ranki... |
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Wimbledon in pictures: A flash of inspiration (08 July 04:30) |
| In near darkness the scoreboard on Centre Court shows 9.26pm. As Rafael Nadal
holds aloft the championship trophy, he is illuminated by a flash from a
photographer on court for the present... |
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The pictures that captured Wimbledon (08 July 04:30) |
| In near darkness the scoreboard on Centre Court shows 9.26pm. As Rafael Nadal
holds aloft the championship trophy, he is illuminated by a flash from a
photographer on court for the present... |
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Rafael Nadal shows superhuman spirit (08 July 01:30) |
| Has sport ever been so dramatic? Has a Wimbledon final, predicted to be one of
the finest of all time, ever so outdone its’ billing? Has tennis of this
miraculously high quality ever... |
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Stuttgart Cup (07 July 07:11) |
| Rafael Nadal will not defend his Mercedes Cup title in Stuttgart this week in
order to rest a knee injury. The Spaniard, who beat five-time winner Roger
Federer in yesterday's epic men... |
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Spanish media hail new Wimbledon champion as "King Rafael Nadal" (07 July 05:33) |
| In the wake of Rafael Nadal's historic Wimbledon triumph, the Spanish media
have hailed their new champion, proclaiming him the "King Nadal". |
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Spanish media hail "King Rafa" (07 July 05:33) |
| In the wake of Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon triumph, the Spanish media have hailed
the new champion as the new "King of Spain".
In defeating Roger Federer, the five-time champion, ... |
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Andy Murray returns to world's top ten (07 July 03:51) |
| Andy Murray's quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon has pushed him into back
into the world's top ten.
The British No 1 has moved up from 11th to ninth in the rankings, which were
rel... |
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Relentless Rafael Nadal stays strong for 'dream title' (07 July 04:30) |
| Rafael Nadal became a true giant of tennis last night as he won the Wimbledon
singles title for the first time with an extraordinary five-set victory over
Roger Federer that lasted nea... |
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Venus Williams proves she is at home in company of the greats (07 July 04:30) |
| Oh yes, that other singles final played on Saturday. Venus beat Serena
Williams in a match that nailed, once and for all, this damned conspiracy
stuff. It was tennis fair and true, monstro... |
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Newcastle owner could be key to Laura Robson future (07 July 04:30) |
| The future of British tennis is - Laura Ashley. Wait a second, it’s Laura
Robson, isn’t it? That is true enough, but as the 14-year-old was selecting
her dress for ... |
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Centre Court love is a crazy little thing (07 July 04:30) |
| Barnes's Law of Wimbledon is now to be put to its most extreme test. It states
that every player whom Wimbledon greatly hates ends up still more greatly
loved. It is a law that has held tr... |
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Burden of history too much even for Roger Federer as his bid to better Bjorn Borg fails (07 July 04:30) |
| It’s hard to play Rafael Nadal. It’s also hard to play Bjorn Borg at his peak,
when the old warrior was making his myths with his wooden excalibur. Hard to
play either of them,... |
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Hero emerges from shadows after epic final (07 July 04:30) |
| Ramón Calderón, the president of Real Madrid, called it “the perfect end to a
lovely script” and before Manchester United supporters start to bombard the
Glazers with... |
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Classic men’s singles finals (07 July 04:30) |
| 1975 Arthur Ashe, the perfect gentleman, against the abrasive defending
champion, Jimmy Connors. Ashe won the first two sets for the loss of two
games, but back came Connors, winning the t... |
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Rafael Nadal stuns Roger Federer to win Wimbledon (07 July 01:53) |
| Rafael Nadal claimed his first Wimbledon men's singles with a five-set victory
over Roger Federer, the five-time reigning champion, after what will rank as
one of the greatest fina... |
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Stirring sister act cannot conceal weaknesses in women’s Tour play (06 July 04:30) |
| MAYBE the very suggestion of collusion spurred them on, for if there was a
pact between the sisters it was to put on a display, a real match. |
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Laura Robson lives the dream (06 July 04:30) |
| All the background buzz about 14-year-old Laura Robson,which started little
more than a week ago, came to a thunderous climax on Court One yesterday as
she captured the Wimbledon j... |
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D-day for Rafael Nadal, the pirate of pizazz (06 July 04:30) |
| Many are convinced Roger Federer is a monarch being led to the block but no
condemned man ever looked so dangerously armed and those of us whose
allegiance to the Swiss genius is inviolabl... |
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Pat Cash: My tips for Andy Murray (06 July 04:30) |
| Good effort, Andy, at this year’s Wimbledon but maybe not quite good enough
just yet. Reaching the quarter-final meant you went one step further than
you have gone in any major p... |
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All in Roger Federer's mind (06 July 04:30) |
| Two weeks waiting for one match. The Wimbledon garden party of 2008, has
offered some diverting side-shows: the flower of Scotland that bloomed and
wilted, the resurgence of Marat Safi... |
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Blood runs deep for Rafael Nadal (06 July 04:30) |
| Should Rafael Nadal win Wimbledon today, he is likely to follow in the
footsteps of past champions by clambering up to the players’ box to
celebrate. The person he will embrace first... |
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New-look Rafael Nadal can run Roger Federer ragged (06 July 04:30) |
| Mental strength: Federer (Last year 9.5, now 8)
Nadal (Last year 8.5, now 9.5)
Nadal has got inside Federer’s head. Federer desperately wants to beat
Bjorn Borg’s streak of fi... |
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Rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal reminds Stefan Edberg of finals (06 July 04:30) |
| STEFAN EDBERG can remember the feeling of elation and apprehension every time
he played Boris Becker in a Wimbledon final. If his game was a beat off its
best, Becker could roll right over... |
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Laura Robson, 14, sweeps to junior prize (06 July 04:30) |
| AFTER far too many years of being pilloried as a spent force, British women’s
tennis suddenly has a bright future. Laura Robson, 14, became the nation’s
first Wimbledon girls&#... |
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Laura Robson dazzles with power and poise to win title (06 July 04:30) |
| LAURA ROBSON walked onto Court One with a broad grin and walked off it with an
even broader one, carrying a small silver cup, her reward for winning the
girls’ singles in three sets,... |
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Things you didn’t know about Laura Robson, the girl who became a star (06 July 04:30) |
| Robson won the title at the age of 14 years and 166 days. She was the youngest
player in the girls’ singles competition |
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Venus and Serena Williams silence critics (06 July 04:30) |
| So it was not just bravado that made Venus Williams proclaim she was so
inspired at the prospect of defending her title that she felt almost as
unbeatable at Wimbledon as Pete Sampras. Aft... |
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Laura Robson gives Britain long-awaited win (05 July 08:56) |
| Of course, a cynic would point out that Annabel Croft, the previous British
winner, won only one senior title and never went beyond the third round of a
grand-slam tournament, but such... |
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Live now: Laura Robson v Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (05 July 08:56) |
| 5.12pm Robson rides her luck, skying a ball off the frame of her racket
that remains in play to go 30-love up. A double fault from Lertcheewakarn,
her seventh, gives the Briton three b... |
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Bloodied Rafael Nadal stumbles on path to repeat showdown (05 July 04:30) |
| Carlos Costa, Rafael Nadal’s agent, had a cigarette but no means of lighting
it, so he asked Dirk Hordorff, Rainer Schüttler’s coach, for a flame.
Neither man’s hand... |
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Why I understand the Williams sisters' dilemma (05 July 04:30) |
| I hated playing my brother Andrew. Two years my senior, he was, in the 1980s,
one of the top junior table tennis players in England. We therefore shared a
rivalry. The problem was that we ... |
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All-Williams final is too much for father Richard to take (05 July 04:30) |
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2pm: follow the women's singles final live with us |
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Laura Robson repels trickery of Slovak to earn final treat (05 July 04:30) |
| How many Wimbledon finalists have to load the dishwasher, at their mother's
behest, on the morning of their match? Today, just like every morning, Laura
Robson will. The 14-year-ol... |
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