Gustavo Kuerten
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TENNIS:
thenewstribune.com yesterday 35 related
Sharapova rallies, advances Maria Sharapova rallied from a four-game deficit in the second set to beat Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 7-6 (3), advancing to the Italian Open quarterfinals in Rome along with sisters Serena and Venus Williams. Seventh-seeded Venus Williams won the first three games of...
Barkley says he'll pay $400,000 gambling debt
signonsandiego.com yesterday 148 related
Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised yesterday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. “My mistake,” Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. “I'm not broke,...
Kuerten among wild cards at French Open
iht.com yesterday 5 related
Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten was given a wild-card entry into this year's tournament by the French tennis federation on Thursday. The 31-year-old Brazilian will be playing his final tournament at Roland Garros, where he won his only majors in 1997, 2000 and 2001. The clay-court...
Dud hip could force Hewitt from summer Grand Slams
earthtimes.org May 13, 2008 10 related
Sydney - An anxious Lleyton Hewitt was Tuesday awaiting a ruling from doctors which could affect his storied tennis career, with a hip injury threatening to keep the Australian out of the French Open and Wimbledon. The former number one who now ranks...
Why Roger Federer will find it tough to unseat King Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros
sportingo.com May 7, 2008 1 related
The dusky red clay courts are considered the direst of battle grounds and the title has been elusive to many champions. But will it change this year under the new rules? ... The dusky red clay courts are considered the direst of battle grounds and the title has been...
Rafael Nadal's FOUR warning: It's yet another French Open - and world No.1 by the end of 2008
sportingo.com May 4, 2008 109 related
The Spanish clay-court specialist has run into form at just the right time. It's hard to see anyone stopping him at Roland Garros. ... The Spanish clay-court specialist has run into form at just the right time. 'It was in Miami that Nadal showed his first signs of really...
Nadal takes first winning step in Barcelona
indiaenews.com May 1, 2008 85 related
Rafael Nadal began this week's quest to retain another clay title with the three-time French Open champion reaching the third round of the Barcelona Open 6-4, 6-2 over Italian Potito Starace. ... After the win Wednesday night, Nadal was looking ahead to a meeting with...
Nadal Appearing Unbeatable on Clay
nysun.com Apr 28, 2008 26 related
Order was restored to the world of tennis this week. Roger Federer is again the game's best and most versatile player. Novak Djokovic, who stole the Australian Open from a mononucleosis-stricken Federer earlier in the year, isn't quite consistent or healthy enough to pull off a winning streak...
Murray, Blake added to Barcelona as Davydenko, Kuerten pull
earthtimes.org Apr 25, 2008
Monte Carlo - Andy Murray and James Blake secured late places in the Barcelona Open starting on Monday as both struggle to recover from serious clay losses in the French Open run-up. Officials announced on Friday that British number one Murray, bundl...
Sports Shorts: Hawks win streak hits eight
app.com Apr 24, 2008
The Monmouth University baseball team pushed its current winning streak to eight games as the Hawks defeated Saint Peter's, 12-5, in Jersey City on Wednesday afternoon. ... Monmouth, which has won 23 of its last 24 games, collected double-digit hits for the sixth time in...