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Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Andy Roddick was made to work by fellow American Michael Russell before prevailing in four sets in the US Open first round. Former champion Andy Roddick, who has not spent much time on the court this summer, got a good workout at the US Open today in dispatching fellow American Michael Russell 6-2 6-4 [...]
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Friday, July 1st, 2011

Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon final for the first time and will take over as world number one after battling past France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 4 sets Friday. Djokovic will top the global rankings ahead of Rafael Nadal whatever the result of Sunday’s final against either the Spaniard or Britain’s Andy Murray, who were playing [...]
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Monday, June 27th, 2011

In a parade of f4th-round upsets, world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, 2-time defending champion Serena Williams and 5-time titlist Venus Williams were all sent packing Monday at the Wimbledon Championships. Pre-tournament favorite Maria Sharapova managed to avoid the upset bug on Day 7 at the All England Club. Scrappy 24th-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova was [...]
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Monday, June 27th, 2011

Defending champion Serena Williams was eliminated in the 4th round of Wimbledon on Monday, losing to 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 (6). Serena Williams is a 4-time champion at the All England Club, but she missed nearly a year after foot surgery and subsequent blood clots in her lungs. She returned two weeks ago [...]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Kim Clijsters was bounced out of the French Open Thursday with a second-round to unseeded Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Kim Clijsters, seeded second and the winner of the past two Grand Slam tournaments, breezed through the first set against Rus, and had two match points in the second. But Rus, [...]