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Laval ace Dubois runs into Serbian buzz saw

canada.com     Aug 1, 2008   1 related          

Jarry Park crowd favourite becomes second Quebecer schooled by world No. 2 Jankovic STEPHANIE MYLES, The Gazette Published:Â 6 hours ago Dubois's performance was a little more level than that of Wozniak, who was trounced early...                    

Chakvetadze cruises, Hantuchova falls at East West Bank Classic

charlotte.com     Jul 23, 2008   13 related          

Third-seeded Anna Chakvetadze breezed past Marta Domachowska with a straight-set win in second-round action at the East West Bank Classic on Tuesday.In the other second-round match -- both of which came after a full slate of...                    

Venus confident ahead of opener

rte.ie     Jun 24, 2008   758 related          

Venus Williams is relishing the chance to begin the defence of her Wimbledon title as she prepares to face British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court. The American seventh seed starts an unbackable favourite against...                    

Federer Banishes Painful Memories in Wimbledon Tennis

epochtimes.com     Jun 24, 2008   20 related          

LONDON—Roger Federer returned to his favourite stamping ground at Wimbledon on Monday and banished painful memories to reach the second round. The last time Federer took centre stage at a grand slam two weeks ago, he was blown...                    

How the Seeds Fared

nysun.com     Jun 24, 2008   3 related          

Men - First Round Roger Federer (1), SUI, def. Dominik Hrbaty, SVK, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Novak Djokovic (3), SRB, def. Michael Berrer, GER, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. David Ferrer (5), ESP, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, UKR, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 1-3,...                    

Kuznetsova survives scare

metro.co.uk     Jun 23, 2008   12 related          

Fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowly survived becoming the biggest women's casualty on the opening day of Wimbledon as she battled back from a set and a break down to beat Mathilde Johansson of France. The former US Open...                    

Ivanovic, Serena open in style

sportal.com.au     Jun 24, 2008   428 related          

World No.1 Ana Ivanovic and two-time champion Serena Williams have begun their Wimbledon campaigns with straight-sets victories. It was great to be back on grass," said Ivanovic, who will play Frenchwoman Nathalia Dechy in the...                    

Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier

independent.co.uk     Jun 23, 2008   647 related          

It is two decades since Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker, in 1988, contested the first of their three consecutive Wimbledon finals. Tennis has evolved at an extraordinary rate since. Serve-volley is history. Pure exponents, in...                    

Tennis: Erakovic has that winning feeling

apn.co.nz     Jun 23, 2008   8 related          

New Zealand tennis No 1 Marina Erakovic feels like a winner before she even takes the court in her opening round singles match at Wimbledon. It is not a case of the 20-year-old Aucklander going into her match against Dutch...                    

Sirianni knocked out of Queen's Club

abc.net.au     Jun 11, 2008   66 related          

Out: Joseph Sirianni serves during his match against Ivo Karlovic (Getty Images: Matthew Stockman) Australia's Joseph Sirianni has been eliminated from the Queen's Club Championship in London in the second round. Sirianni lost...