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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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Sat Aug 2 13:46:26 2008 |
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Rain caused the postponement of
Saturday's semifinals of the $145,000 Nordic Light Open.
The wet conditions mean top-seeded and defending Stockholm champion Agnieszka
Radwanska could be force
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Sat Aug 2 12:44:42 2008 |
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Jelena Jankovic will become the world's
top-ranked tennis player come Monday, August 11, the WTA Tour said on
Saturday.
Jankovic will replace her Serbian compatriot Ana Ivanovic at the top o
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Sat Aug 2 00:39:33 2008 |
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Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic's journey to
the world Number 1 ranking took an unexpected detour Friday at the $1.34
million Rogers Cup.
Unranked Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova posted a straight-set 7
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Fri Aug 1 22:17:45 2008 |
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Mason, OH (Sports Network) - Rafael Nadal continued to inch his way closer
to Roger Federer's No. 1 ranking, and each ranked player advanced to the
semifinals at the $2.615 million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
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Fri Aug 1 15:49:14 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - A day after pulling out of the Olympics,
Maria Sharapova announced she will also sit out the U.S. Open due to torn
tendons in her shoulder.
Sharapova injured her right shoulder Wednesday night dur
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Fri Aug 1 11:44:59 2008 |
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and defending
Stockholm champion Agnieszka Radwanska advanced to the semifinals of the
$145,000 Nordic Light Open tennis tournament on Friday.
Radwanska's opponent, F
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