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Entries from August 2009

Mardy Fish withdraws from U.S. Open with rib

August 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Mardy Fish withdraws from U.S. Open with rib injury Mardy Fish of the United States withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday because of a rib injury.

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Video: U.S. Open preview Roger Federer and Andy

August 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Video: U.S. Open preview Roger Federer and Andy Roddick put on a show at Wimbledon. Could we see an encore at the U.S. Open? Howard Fendrich thinks so.

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Don’t be a Twit: U.S. Open players get

August 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Don’t be a Twit: U.S. Open players get warning Watch what you tweet. That’s the message tennis authorities are delivering as the U.S. Open gets set to start Monday, telling players and their entourages to be careful about what they post on the social networking site Twitter. Signs are being posted in the […]

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Murray to face Gulbis at US OpenBritain’s Andy

August 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Murray to face Gulbis at US OpenBritain’s Andy Murray will play Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the first round of the US Open.

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Federer, Nadal on opposite sides of Open draw

August 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Federer, Nadal on opposite sides of Open draw Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the U.S. Open final. Serena and Venus Williams can’t.

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Pat Cash defeats Jim Courier for Champions Cup

August 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Pat Cash defeats Jim Courier for Champions Cup crown in Rhode Island Pat Cash of Australia defeated Jim Courier to defend his singles title at the Hall of Fame Champions Cup on Sunday.

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Dementieva tops Sharapova for Rogers Cup Elena Dementieva’s

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Dementieva tops Sharapova for Rogers Cup Elena Dementieva’s U.S. Open tuneup was an overwhelming success. The No. 4 seed overcame an ugly first set to beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday in the final of the Rogers Cup. Dementieva’s steady play was too much for an error-prone Sharapova to handle in the first […]

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Fed, Nadal on opposite sides of U.S. Open

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Fed, Nadal on opposite sides of U.S. Open draw NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the U.S. Open final. Serena and Venus Williams can’t.

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Israel says hopes to resume Palestinian talks soon

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Israel says hopes to resume Palestinian talks soon LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his government was making progress toward reopening peace talks with the Palestinians and hoped to be able to do so shortly.

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Molik set to return in WTA eventAustralia’s Alicia

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Molik set to return in WTA eventAustralia’s Alicia Molik will make her return to the WTA Tour next week after spending a year out of tennis.

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