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Wimbledon

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/ 5 July 2009

New Roddick aims to put Federer record on hold

The numbers are stacked against Andy Roddick when he faces Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.

By Miles Evans
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/ 4 July 2009

Serena downs Venus to win third crown

Serena Williams celebrated American Independence Day by beating sister Venus 7-6, 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon singles title on Saturday.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 4 July 2009

Roddick roars after Federer magic show

Roger Federer sprinkled his magic all over Centre Court on Friday before Andy Roddick bludgeoned Andy Murray into the hallowed turf.

By Martyn Herman
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/ 3 July 2009

Different semis, same old results for Williams sister

Sport’s most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US Independence Day.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 2 July 2009

Serena back from brink to reach final

Serena Williams recovered from match point down to beat Russia’s Elena Dementieva 6-7 7-5 8-6 in a nailbiting semifinal at Wimbledon on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 July 2009

Majestic Federer storms past cannonball Karlovic

Roger Federer reached his 21st consecutive Grand Slam semifinal on Wednesday with a majestic 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) win over giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic.

By Dave James
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/ 1 July 2009

All-Williams final at Wimbledon?

Wimbledon could be headed for another all-Williams final. Then again, it could be an all-Russian affair.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 June 2009

Federer, Murray eye dream Wimbledon final

Roger Federer and Andy Murray are locked on collision course for a dream Wimbledon final.

By Dave James
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/ 30 June 2009

First full match under new roof produces drama

The first match played entirely under Wimbledon’s new roof produced a five-set marathon that finished later than any previous Centre Court encounter.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 June 2009

Favourites into quarterfinals at Wimbledon

Serena Williams turned up the heat on sister Venus as the two-time champion swept into the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Daniela Hantuchova.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 June 2009

Heatwave prevents rollout of new Wimbledon roof

The brand-new unused Wimbledon roof may go through the entire fortnight without any real-world use with hot and dry weather expected.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 June 2009

Murray produces another gold medal performance

Andy Murray treated an audience of British Olympic gold medallists to a sparkling display of tennis to reach the business end of Wimbledon.

By Martyn Herman
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/ 27 June 2009

Kuznetsova, Jankovic crash as Venus gets revenge

Svetlana Kuznetsova and former world number one Jelena Jankovic crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday.

By Steve Griffiths
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/ 26 June 2009

Serena powers on despite loss of ‘icon’ Jackson

Serena Williams put her shock over the death of Michael Jackson and a snub from Wimbledon organisers aside to power into the last 16 of Wimbledon

By Angus MacKinnon
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/ 26 June 2009

Big racket over Andy Murray

Andy Murray, who could become the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936, was not the only one feeling the pressure as the tournament got going

By Owen Gibson
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/ 25 June 2009

Venus eases into third round at Wimbledon

Defending champion Venus Williams breezed into the third round at Wimbledon despite playing with a heavily-bandaged knee.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 June 2009

Sharapova ousted, Federer strolls on

Maria Sharapova was left licking her wounds after losing at Wimbledon on Wednesday while Roger Federer sauntered through to the third round.

By Martyn Herman
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/ 24 June 2009

It’s not all over, insists Sharapova

Maria Sharapova shrugged off her shock Wimbledon second round defeat on Wednesday by insisting she can regain her membership of the superpower club.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 June 2009

Murray laments British power failure

Andy Murray lamented the latest generation of British tennis flops after only two out of 11 starters survived the Wimbledon first round.

By Dave James
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/ 24 June 2009

Murray keeps British faithful happy

The familiar tide of Murray-mania swept across Wimbledon on Tuesday as Andy Murray began his bid to end UK’s wait for a men’s singles champion.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 23 June 2009

Venus storms into second round at Wimbledon

Defending champion Venus Williams eased into the second round at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Swiss teenager Stefanie Voegel on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 June 2009

Federer off to a flyer on new-look centre court

Roger Federer’s bid for a record 15th Grand Slam title got under way in familiar fashion as the five-times champion crushed Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 June 2009

Federer will feel the nerves of Slam record bid

Roger Federer admits he will begin to feel the weight of history if his bid to break Pete Sampras’s Grand Slam record goes the distance at Wimbledon.

By Steve Griffith
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/ 22 June 2009

Game, set and grunt

Martina Navratilova thinks it is cheating, Serena Williams doesn’t know she’s doing it and there is a Portuguese teenager who cries out in agony.

By Paul Majendie
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/ 19 June 2009

Wimbledon’s hopeful Scot

As leaps of faith go, saying that you will definitely go on to win a Grand Slam title is one that Andy Murray is far too sensible to make.

By Simon Cambers
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/ 18 June 2009

Centre Court fans no longer at mercy of rain gods

Never again will Wimbledon stage a men’s final such as last year’s rain-soaked epic in which Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer’s five-year reign.

By Pritha Sarkar
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/ 17 June 2009

Moodie’s three-tournament hot streak as Wimbledon looms

His singles world ranking might have plummeted to an but Wesley Moodie is currently the hottest property on the international doubles circuit.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 June 2009

Revitalised Federer targets Wimbledon history

Having finally lifted the crushing burden of his French Open jinx, Roger Federer now targets a sixth Wimbledon title.

By Dave James
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/ 16 June 2009

Murray upbeat ahead of Wimbledon

Andy Murray may have beefed up his physique, but he insists it is his new-found mental strength that makes him a definite Wimbledon title contender.

By Robin Millard
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/ 18 May 2009

Wimbledon roof gets thumbs-up from Agassi, Graf

Grand Slam golden couple Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf gave Wimbledon Centre Court’s new retractable roof the superstar seal of approval on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 January 2009

Federer to regain title as king of courts?

This year Roger Federer comes to the Australian Open with a few questions to answer — the one is can he regain number-one ranking?

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 December 2008

Nadal takes crown from Federer after successful year

In Wimbledon’s murky gloom on a Sunday in July, men’s tennis hailed Spanish king Rafael Nadal.

By Dave James
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