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Andre Agassi, Kim Clijsters, Michael Chang ready for World Team Tennis

Friday Jul 3, 2009

Andre Agassi will play for the Philadelphia Freedoms at home July 10 against the Boston Lobsters and at Newport Beach, Calif., on July 17.

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Roger Federer, Andy Roddick to meet in Wimbledon men’s final

Friday Jul 3, 2009

Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.

Read more >> Original post by ESPN.com news services


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Breaking down the Wimbledon finals

Friday Jul 3, 2009

Federer-Roddick. Serena-Venus. We must be dreaming. Get ready for a pair of fun Wimbledon finals, Brian Webber says.

Read more >> Original post by BBC Sport | Tennis | World Edition


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Federer, Roddick to meet in Wimbledon final

Friday Jul 3, 2009

Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3.
Federer won five consecutive titles at the All England Club before losing to Rafael Nadal in last year’s final. At this year’s tournament, the second-seeded Swiss is trying to win his record 15th Grand Slam title.
Federer played excellent tennis Friday, holding serve easily and breaking Haas late in the second and third sets.

Read more >> Original post by BBC Sport | Tennis | World Edition


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I won’t show sister Serena any mercy in Wimbledon final, says Venus

Friday Jul 3, 2009

VENUS watched in awe as her kid sister fought back from the brink of defeat to beat one of the best tennis players in the world.

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Williams sisters no strangers to battling each other on court

Friday Jul 3, 2009

THE WILLIAMS sisters have played one another 20 times and are tied at 10 wins apiece - so today someone will sneak ahead.

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I never dreamed I’d get to seven finals, says golden boy Roger Federer

Friday Jul 3, 2009

ROGER FEDERER is poised to write his own special chapter in tennis history - and he’ll do it appropriately in gold-embossed letters.

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Defeat just a delay on the road to glory for Andy Murray

Friday Jul 3, 2009

ANDY MURRAY says it would be the portrayal of a pathetic attitude if he let yesterday’s semifinal defeat by Andy Roddick at Wimbledon ruin his progress.

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Murray comes up short in bid for Wimbledon title

Friday Jul 3, 2009

With an often boisterous crowd fully behind Andy Murray, it was the man in front of him that kept the third-ranked Scot from becoming the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final in 71 years.
Murray didn’t play poorly in his 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) loss to Andy Roddick, far from it. He even gave the thousands of fans on Centre Court plenty to scream and cheer about throughout the match. But when it came to the few points that mattered the most, Roddick was the one who stepped up.

Read more >> Original post by BBC Sport | Tennis | World Edition


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Murray sets sights on US Open win

Friday Jul 3, 2009

A determined Andy Murray shrugs off his Wimbledon semi-final disappointment and immediately sets his sights on winning the US Open.

Read more >> Original post by BBC Sport | Tennis | World Edition


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