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Tennis' rising stars arrive at LC
Future tennis greats from around the world have come to Lewis and Clark Community College to play for the top spot in competition that begins Friday.
Tennis ace in race against time to net 24,000 cash
A TENNIS prodigy from Portobello coached by Andy Murray's mother is now facing a race against time to find sponsorship to attend a world-class academy.
Tennis: Venus, Maria, Ana, Justine Nominated For ESPY Awards
The nominees have been announced for the 2008 ESPYs and four of the Tour's biggest stars are vying for an award.
Protesters make a racquet over lack of city tennis courts
WIMBLEDON may be over for another year, but Meadowbank campaigners are hoping to win their battle over what they say is a lack of courts for the next generation to play on.
Women's Final / Venus finally tops Serena to join All England elite
Just as Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova left indelible marks at the All England Club, there's an emptiness in the lives of Ivan Lendl, Justine Henin and Monica Seles.
Wimbledon 2008: British teenager Laura Robson wins through to the junior semi-finals
British teenager Laura Robson gave tennis fans at Wimbledon something to cheer about yesterday as she won a place in the junior tournament semi-finals. Live: Wimbledon Murray stunned by force of Nadal Rising ...
Venus' win good for game: Martina
London: Nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova believes that Venus Williams' fifth Wimbledon title proves that the women's tour is in good health.
Williams sisters deserve to hold court
IT CAN be stated politely or bluntly, hinted at or blurted out. You can say: "It must be terribly hard for sisters to give their all against each other." You can call it "a family decision" and decline to say ...
Venus Williams serves notice: She's stil a champion
SHE'S STILL here. The others have faded away, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis.
Venus Williams, Serena Williams reach Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England -- Williams vs. Williams, the improbable show that toured six of eight Grand Slam tennis finals between 2001 and 2003, has launched a sudden revival near London.
Standing on the now patchy grass of Centre Court on Thursday and smiling at her family in the players' box with delight and a bit of relief in her eyes, Serena Williams was also looking at the only woman left ...
Williamses Take the Graveyard in Their Champion Stride
The Williams sisters are looking to capitalize on the fact that none of the top four seeds have made it into the quarter-finals Most people enjoy a day in the country, away from the hustle and bustle of the ...
Avid East Brunswick runner retires at 68
Sometimes, a runner comes to the end of the road and knows that it's time to quit.
Williams Sisters Can have it All
He saw his two daughters taking over the tennis world, causing a great sensation, then bailing out early to pursue more serious endeavors.
Henin isn't completely ruling out return
Less than two months after her sudden retirement, Justine Henin isn't completely ruling out a return to tennis.
Charles Bricker: With glamour girls gone, WTA needs Williams sisters in final
With Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina kicked to the curb by first-week upsets, the chances of another Williams sisters Wimbledon final not only are far more likely, but also seriously needed by ...
One-handed backhand now a rarity in post-Henin era
That Justine Henin's sudden retirement last month left a major void in women's tennis is no secret.
By Charles Bricker WIMBLEDON, England - Ana Ivanovic covered her face when the shocking upset was over, as if that would pass for a dark room where she could contemplate where it all went wrong.
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Ana Ivanovic covered her face when the shocking upset was over, as if that would pass for a dark room where she could contemplate where it all went wrong.
A day earlier, Maria Sharapova simply looked numb as she, too, was bundled out of Wimbledon.
In a span of 24 hours, the tournament had lost the glamour twins of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour - both in straight sets to obscure opponents ranked in the 100s.
No. 1 Ivanovic, out to No. 133 Zheng Jie of China. And No. 3 Sharapova, beaten by the 154th-ranked daughter of a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler.
Burnout danger persists in high-pressure sport
LONDON : Lindsay Davenport believes she has survived in tennis to the age of 32 because she took two lengthy breaks from the stamina-sapping demands of the sport.