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Written by NCB Sports
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 21:13 |
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Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal (2008) It was the longest Wimbledon championship match in history, and it was worth every minute. Rafael Nadal captured his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship, surprising five-time defending champion Roger Federer in five riveting sets. |
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Tennis: Naked truth about city champ Ashley Harkleroad |
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Written by James Pearce, Liverpool Echo
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 16:37 |
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LIVERPOOL International champion Ashley Harkleroad has caused a stir in tennis circles after revealing she has posed naked for Playboy magazine. |
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Maria Sharapova is a model competitor |
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Written by Chuck Culpepper, The Times
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Monday, 26 May 2008 19:08 |
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PARIS -- Suddenly here's Maria Sharapova, veritable supermodel, billboard babe and paparazzi magnet, only one French Open title away from a perpetual perch in the Court-King-Evert-Navratilova-Graf-Serena Williams clouds. Win this French Open, which she begins today against fellow Russian Evgeniya Rodina, and there will be one Siberian-born Floridian joining those names with all the proof of moxie that a rare achievement bestows. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 26 May 2008 19:37 |
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Written by TennisRep
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Monday, 26 May 2008 00:11 |
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Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004, for a record 225 consecutive weeks. Many tennis critics, past legends of the game, and his own peers consider him as having the potential to be the greatest player in history. In 2008, he was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time. |
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Sharapova banks on tennis success |
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Written by Peter Kafka, Forbes.com
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 10:46 |
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Tennis starlet Maria Sharapova's overnight fame was years in the making. Her star has risen so quickly that she was the highest ranked female athlete in the Forbes Power Celebrity 100, higher than both Williams sisters. Can she make it last? |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 25 May 2008 11:05 |
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