Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships 23.6. - 6.7.2008 11/06/2008
The first ever Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club took place in 1877. Wimbledon has been developed from the garden party atmosphere of the first meeting in 1877, witnessed by a few hundred spectators, ...
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Sharapova believes women's tennis never better 13/01/2008
Maria Sharapova believes the standard of women's tennis has rarely been better, but the Russian starlet is confident she can raise her game to continue challenging for titles.
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"Definitely, I think there?s a huge ...
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Federer's loss to Safin was his last defeat Down Under 10/01/2008
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2005 Semifinals: Fed Express Derailed
Marat Safin def. Roger Federer, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (9), 9-7
In the past three years, Marat Safin is the only player other than Rafael Nadal to beat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam match.
The ...
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Federer looks forward to new surface 07/12/2007
World number one Roger Federer has given the first public indication of his keenness to get a look at the new courts at Australian Open 2008.
?Once again, I am very excited to start the new year?s Grand Slam season in Australia and to try and ...
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Australian Open 2008 12/09/2007
Summer is on its way and with it comes top international tennis.
The first of the Grand Slams is the Australian Open in January, and anyone keen on tennis will want to make sure they're courtside.
The Australian Open is played in Melbourne Park ...
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Roger Federer to win 500 matches and $30-million 21/04/2007
Roger Federer became only the second active player to win 500 matches with a 6-4 6-0 thrashing of Spaniard David Ferrer in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters Series.
The Swiss trails only Spaniard Carlos Moya, who has won 516 matches in ...
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Federer ready for clay 12/04/2007
World number one Roger Federer has warned his rivals that he is fully fired-up for the start of the claycourt season despite his recent shock defeats to Argentina's Guillermo Canas.
The usually flawless Federer suffered two unexpected losses to ...
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Shanghai to host Masters 29/03/2007
The Chinese city of Shanghai will host an ATP Masters Series tournament starting in 2009.
Shanghai hosted the season-ending Masters Cup in 2002, 2005 and 2006, but this will be the first time a top tier Masters Series event has been staged in ...
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