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Serena Williams Captures 2nd Straight Australian Open Title
KTLA NewsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Serena Williams won her second straight Australian Open championship, ending Justine Henin's hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory Saturday. Williams withstood a determined...Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf
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Nadal Defeats Federer For Australian Open Title
REPORTING FROM MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - There wasn't much to choose between Roger Federer's elegant, airy tennis -- silently played with all the angles calculated and covered -- and Rafael Nadal's elemental tennis, the grunting, noisy, spinning, whooshing...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Roger Federer, Sports, Pete Sampras, Multi-Sport Events
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Federer Beats Roddick for Record 15th Grand Slam
KTLA NewsWIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer hoisted the trophy and celebrated making Grand Slam history, a year removed from an epic five-set final when he left Wimbledon a broken man, his title ripped away and his aura of invincibility shattered. Federer...Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, Arts and Culture, Tennis
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Tennis Channel counts down “100 Greatest of All Time”
Channel Guide MagazineOn Monday, March 19, Tennis Channel begins its weeklong countdown of the best tennis players in history with 100 Greatest of All Time. The countdown begins Monday at 7pm ET and continues nightly through Friday, March 23, when the No. 1 greatest tennis... -
2012 Australian Open TV schedule on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel
Channel Guide MagazineThe first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, as the world’s best tennis players head Down Under. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic won last year’s Australian Open, then went on to win... -
Australian Open gives a stunning boost to tennis
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelEven so, it was clear both both players were hurting after that marathon of running, hitting and grunting. The Australian hosts supplied chairs during the awards ceremony because both men were having trouble standing.... -
Australian Open: Djokovic tops Nadal in longest final
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso like a prize fighter after a desperate, last-round knockout.
He'd been flat on his back four games earlier, seemingly down and out after more...Tags: David Ferrer, Pete Sampras, U.S. Open (tennis), Tennis, Fernando Verdasco
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Australian Open: 5-time champ Serena out; Djokovic wins
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Numbers told the surprising story for Serena Williams in her fourth-round loss at the Australian Open on Monday.
Seven double-faults, including four in one game; 37 unforced errors, and a first-serve percentage of just over 50...Tags: Entertainment, David Ferrer, Richard Gasquet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Australia
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Australian Open: Serena, Djokovic advance
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Serena Williams was so dominant in her 6-1, 6-1 third-round win over Greta Arn at the Australian Open that there's probably only one shot she'll remember more than most.
At 5-0 and a point from winning the first set, Williams...Tags: Janko Tipsarevic, Entertainment, Greta Arn, Ivo Karlovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Australian Open: Roddick out; Serena advances
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Roddick's quest for another Grand Slam singles title nearly a decade after his first ended Thursday at the Australian Open when he retired from his second-round match with a right hamstring injury.
Former No. 1-ranked...Tags: Rory McIlroy, Pete Sampras, Brazil, Andy Roddick, Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
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Pau Gasol hasn't committed to exhibition games in Australia
Lakers BlogPau Gasol hasn't committed to playing in exhibition games in Australia...
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