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Tennis

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/ 9 July 2008

Nadal arrives home to hero’s welcome

New Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal arrived to a hero’s welcome in his home town of Manacor on the Spanish island of Majorca on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 July 2008

Federer sweeps into Wimbledon final

Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets on Saturday to move one win away from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.

By Stephen Wilson
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/ 4 July 2008

Venus and Serena set up final date

The Williams name will once again be engraved on the Wimbledon trophy in 2008 after Venus and Serena Williams surged into the final on Thursday.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 3 July 2008

Safin thrives on Wimbledon rebirth

Marat Safin says he had almost given up hope of recapturing the form that made him the world’s best before embarking on his surprise Wimbledon run.

By Steve Griffiths
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/ 3 July 2008

Federer sets up Safin showdown

Champion Roger Federer banished menacing storm clouds on Wednesday to set up a tantalising Wimbledon semifinal date with Marat Safin.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 2 July 2008

Federer crushes Ancic to reach Wimbledon semis

Roger Federer moved to within two victories of a record sixth successive Wimbledon title when he crushed Croatia’s Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 July 2008

Grumpy Jankovic joins Wimbledon exodus

Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova joined the Wimbledon scrapheap on Monday as the second week began with more shocks.

By Martyn Herman
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/ 26 June 2008

Nadal hopes for double Spanish glory

Rafael Nadal has been granted his wish for an early start at Wimbledon on Thursday so he can watch Spain’s Euro 2008 semifinal against Russia.

By Neil Maidment
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/ 25 June 2008

Safin stuns Djokovic as Ivanovic survives scare

Former world number one Marat Safin sent third seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of Wimbledon on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 June 2008

Federer banishes painful memories

Roger Federer returned to his favourite stamping ground at Wimbledon on Monday and banished painful memories to reach the second round.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 23 June 2008

No problem as Federer, Ivanovic ease into second round

Five-time champion Roger Federer put his growing army of doubters firmly in their place by storming into the Wimbledon second round on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 June 2008

Challenging draw for SA Wimbledon hopefuls

It was one of those ”could have been worse, could have been better” draws for South Africa’s two Wimbledon tennis championships hopefuls.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 20 June 2008

Navratilova: Everything is getting too serious

Martina Navratilova has been surrounded for years by adoring fans, whether at Wimbledon, Roland Garros or Flushing Meadows.

By Ed Pilkington
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/ 12 June 2008

Nadal ready for Wimbledon challenge

Rafael Nadal insists there is no chance that his French Open thrashing of Roger Federer will quench his thirst for success at Wimbledon.

By Steve Griffiths
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/ 9 June 2008

Vanquished Federer turns attention to grass

Roger Federer is counting on the green, green grass of Wimbledon to help him bury the memory of the worst defeat of his career and a miserable first half of the year.

By Allan Kelly
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/ 8 June 2008

Nadal: ‘I played a perfect match’

Rafael Nadal produced a flawless exhibition of claycourt tennis to demolish world number one Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 on Sunday and win his fourth straight French Open title.

By Simon Cambers
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/ 7 June 2008

Ivanovic wins French Open for first grand slam

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic claimed her maiden grand slam title when she beat Russian 13th seed Dinara Safina 6-4 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday.

By Julien Pretot
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/ 7 June 2008

Federer says French Open win would crown his career

Roger Federer said victory over Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open on Sunday would be the crowning moment of his career.

By Simon Cambers
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/ 6 June 2008

Brutal Nadal holds off Djokovic to reach final

Spaniard Rafael Nadal withstood a late fightback by Novak Djokovic to beat the world number three 6-4 6-2 7-6 at the French Open on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 June 2008

Safina eases into Roland Garros final

Dinara Safina spared herself yet another drama to book her first grand slam final place when she saw off fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal on Thursday.

By Julien Pretot
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/ 6 June 2008

Ivanovic hangs tough to set up Safina date

For once, Dinara Safina chose not to use up one of her ”many lives” on Thursday and swept into a French Open final against the new queen of women’s tennis.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 5 June 2008

Monfils, Djokovic aim to derail Grand Slam kings

Gael Monfils, riding a wave of passionate French support, and Novak Djokovic, the world’s best player in 2008, plan to derail Roger Federer’s and Rafael Nadal’s French Open semifinal ambitions.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 June 2008

Slow start but Federer finds top gear

Top seed Roger Federer powered into the French Open semifinals on Thursday, but he was given a scare early on by Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez.

By Allan Kelly
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/ 4 June 2008

Safina repeats miracle comeback to reach semifinals

Russia’s Dinara Safina pulled off a second successive miracle French Open comeback to reach her first career Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros on Wednesday.

By Dave James
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/ 4 June 2008

Kuznetsova ends Kanepi run to make French semis

Russian fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ended the dream run of Estonian Kaia Kanepi at the French Open on Wednesday with a 7-5 6-2 victory.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 June 2008

Nadal and Djokovic shrug off weight of history

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will square up in a French Open heavyweight clash on Friday determined to ignore the history-tinged implications of their mouth-watering contest.

By Dave James
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/ 4 June 2008

Ivanovic vs Jankovic in Serb showdown

It’s Serb against Serb in the women’s semifinals at the French Open on Thursday, the first time that has happened, for either of the sexes, in Grand Slam history.

By Allan Kelly
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