Richard Evans
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/ 30 May 2008

Henin: The queen has abdicated

The queen has abdicated. The throne is bare and the pretenders are circling at the French Open, which began on Sunday, with expectations high for an unusually large number of women players who feel they have been handed the rarest of opportunities. For the first time in almost a decade, winning at Roland Garros will not mean having to beat Justine Henin.

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/ 31 August 2007

On a swing and a prayer

After a lavish ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Althea Gibson’s first United States title, Venus and Serena Williams, the two women who carry the hopes of the nation at this year’s US Open, played their first-round matches back-to-back in the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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/ 3 September 2004

Ivan Lendl fathers new ambition

The man who once dominated the US Open has a fresh outlet for what was one of the most fiercely competitive natures in tennis — his golfing daughters. This is Ivan Lendl in the second phase of his life. And, in the role of father and coach, don’t bet against it being any less successful than the first.