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Entries from June 2009

McEnroe selects struggling Blake for Davis Cup WHITE

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

McEnroe selects struggling Blake for Davis Cup WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — James Blake is joining Andy Roddick and the Bryan brothers on the U.S. Davis Cup team that will play Croatia in next month’s quarterfinals.

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Evert: Grunting getting out of hand Chris Evert

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Evert: Grunting getting out of hand Chris Evert has some advice for today’s women’s tennis stars: Shut up already.

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Jamie Murray lifts doubles hopesJamie Murray is Britain’s

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Jamie Murray lifts doubles hopesJamie Murray is Britain’s only winner in Saturday’s doubles matches.

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Tommy Haas criticizes Wimbledon fifth-set policy Germany’s Tommy

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Tommy Haas criticizes Wimbledon fifth-set policy Germany’s Tommy Haas took a swipe at Wimbledon’s policy of not playing a tiebreak in the fifth set after he had to battle for two days to secure a place in the fourth round of the grass-court championships.

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Lisicki ousts French champ Kuznetsova (AP) French Open

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Lisicki ousts French champ Kuznetsova (AP) French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has been eliminated in the third round at Wimbledon, losing 6-2, 7-5 to Sabine Lisicki of Germany. The 19-year-old Lisicki broke Kuznetsova five times Saturday to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first […]

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Jon Wertheim: Wimbledon mid-term grades Defending champion Rafael

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Jon Wertheim: Wimbledon mid-term grades Defending champion Rafael Nadal might have chosen to eschew Wimbledon, but SI.com’s Jon Wertheim is on top of the action and offers his mid-term grades.

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Andre Agassi adds World Team Tennis to busy

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Andre Agassi adds World Team Tennis to busy portfolio Andre Agassi is making a return to competitive tennis with a stint this summer with the Philadelphia Freedoms of World Team Tennis.

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Masterful Murray crushes GulbisBritish number one Andy Murray

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Masterful Murray crushes GulbisBritish number one Andy Murray races into Wimbledon’s third round with a crushing win over Ernests Gulbis in one hour and 28 minutes.

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Betting picks up after announcer mentions injury WIMBLEDON,

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Betting picks up after announcer mentions injury WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wagering on a Wimbledon match soared after a TV commentator pointed out one of the players is injured, an online bookmaker said Wednesday.

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Federer & Djokovic make progressRoger Federer and Novak

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Federer & Djokovic make progressRoger Federer and Novak Djokovic reach the third round at Wimbledon with straight-sets victories.

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