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Tue Aug 12 00:25:33 2008 |
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Mason, OH (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko and fourth-
seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik were first-round winners Monday at the
$175,000 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, a hardcourt U.S.
Ope
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Tue Aug 12 00:19:24 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Fourth-seeded German Tommy Haas and
American John Isner moved into the second round at the at the $508,000 Legg
Mason Tennis Classic -- a hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Haas was locked in a tussle
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Mon Aug 11 12:17:32 2008 |
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Serbian star Jelena Jankovic supplanted
compatriot Ana Ivanovic atop the women's world tennis rankings on Monday.
The 23-year-old Jankovic becomes the 18th woman to hold the top spot, and the
second-ev
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Sun Aug 10 19:58:05 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - France's Nicolas Mahut overcame a first-set
loss to beat American Wayne Odesnik in Sunday's first-round action at the
$508,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic -- a hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Mahut dropped
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Sun Aug 10 19:17:32 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro
received little resistance from top-seed Andy Roddick, taking the title in
impressive 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) fashion at the $475,000 Countrywide Classic tennis
event.
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Sun Aug 10 00:12:10 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Andy Roddick and
third-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro won their semifinal matches on Saturday
with relative ease to set up the final at the $475,000 Countrywide Classic
tennis
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Sat Aug 9 00:39:42 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Andy Roddick and
sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish each secured a berth in the semifinals at
the $475,000 Countrywide Classic tennis event.
Roddick had no problems moving into the semi
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Fri Aug 8 17:31:11 2008 |
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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Former gold medalist Lindsay Davenport
pulled out of the women's singles draw at the Summer Games in Beijing, citing
a nagging knee injury.
Davenport, who became a mother for the first time last year
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Fri Aug 8 11:40:39 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Tennis Hall-of-Famer Pam Shriver has filed
for divorce from her husband of six years, former James Bond actor George
Lazenby.
"Irreconcilable differences" were cited as the reason for the split
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Fri Aug 8 00:15:11 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Andy Roddick advanced to the
quarterfinals, while seventh-seeded Carlos Moya fell in second round play at
the $475,000 Countrywide Classic tennis event.
America's Roddick had no trouble i
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Thu Aug 7 01:00:23 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Fifth-seeded Russian Marat Safin and
sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish advanced, while second-seeded Spaniard
Fernando Verdasco fell in Wednesday's second-round action at the $475,000
Country
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Wed Aug 6 12:00:54 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Croatia's Mario Ancic will miss the U.S. Open
for a third straight year, this time because of mononucleosis.
The 25th-ranked 2004 Wimbledon semifinalist missed last year's Open due to a
shoulder injury, this a
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Wed Aug 6 03:29:50 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Tommy Haas made a quick, first-round
exit, while fellow seeded players Marat Safin and Carlos Moya advanced to the
second round at the $475,000 Countrywide Classic tennis event on Tuesday.
American
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Mon Aug 4 23:57:27 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - American Mardy Fish easily won his first
round matchup at the $475,000 Countrywide Classic tennis event on Monday.
Fish, the sixth seed, had no troubles in advancing past Colombian Alejandro
Falla 6-2
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Mon Aug 4 13:53:42 2008 |
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White Plains, NY (Sports Network) - The United States Tennis Association has
agreed to buy a majority interest in the Masters Series tournament in
Cincinnati. The deal still needs approval from the ATP.
The USTA has plans for a m
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Sun Aug 3 18:22:36 2008 |
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Mason, OH (Sports Network) - Eighth-seeded Scotsman Andy Murray scored an
upset of third-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic in a heated battle at the $2.615
million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tennis event on Sunday.
Murr
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Sun Aug 3 15:27:20 2008 |
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Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Dinara Safina of Russia routed Slovakian
Dominika Cibulkova to win the $1.34 million Rogers Cup on Sunday.
The seventh-seeded Safina, who posted a tense victory over Belarussian
opponent and 11t
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Sun Aug 3 12:25:56 2008 |
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark trounced
Russian Vera Dushevina in straight sets to win the $145,000 Nordic Light Open
Sunday.
The fourth-seeded Wozniacki dominated from the start en route to claiming
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Sat Aug 2 22:55:35 2008 |
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Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Unranked Dominika Cibulkova and seventh-seeded
Dinara Safina each posted semifinal victories Saturday at the $1.34 million
Rogers Cup.
The Slovakian Cibulkova squared off in an epic contest with
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Sat Aug 2 21:35:42 2008 |
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Mason, OH (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic ousted second-
seeded Rafael Nadal in the semifinals at the $2.615 million Western & Southern
Financial Group Masters tennis event on Saturday.
After rolling through the fi
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