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Serena Williams beats Sharapova in French final
PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams has won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002, beating familiar foil Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4. Saturday's victory completed the No. 1-ranked Williams' rebound from a shocking...
Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Wimbledon Championships, Maria Sharapova, Virginie Razzano, Serena Williams
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PASSINGS: Gene Mako, Thomas Penfield Jackson
Gene Mako Champion tennis player in 1930s Gene Mako, 97, a champion tennis player who paired with the legendary Don Budge to win four doubles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the 1930s, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...Tags: Australia, Companies and Corporations, Rod Laver, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest
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Gene Mako, doubles champion in tennis with Don Budge, dies at 97
Gene Mako, a champion tennis player who paired with the legendary Don Budge to win four doubles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the 1930s, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his wife, Laura. He was 97 and had...
Tags: Australia, Rod Laver, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Steffi Graf, Tennis
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Murray recovers from slip to win Queen's title
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray gave his fans a fright before recovering to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic to win the Aegon Championships for the third time at Queen's Club on Sunday. The world number two, who missed the French Open with a back injury, won...Tags: Marin Cilic, Croatia, U.S. Open (tennis), Andy Murray
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Alexander Ovechkin wins Hart Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin has won his third Hart Trophy, given to the NHL's most valuable player. The Washington Capitals right wing beat out Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and John Tavares of the New York Islanders for the award on Saturday night. Ovechkin also...
Tags: National Hockey League, Kyle Busch, Roger Federer, Mikhail Youzhny, Jonathan Huberdeau
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Murray tames fired-up Tsonga to reach Queen's final
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Neither a revved up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga nor the awful British weather could prevent Andy Murray reaching a third Queen's Club final on Saturday as the world number two battled back from a set down to win 4-6 6-3 6-2. Local favourite...Tags: Human Interest, Association of Tennis Professionals, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Federer sets up Halle final against Youzhny
ReutersHALLE, Germany (Reuters) - Roger Federer edged closer to his first title of the season when he came from a set down to beat defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6 6-3 6-4 and book a place in Sunday's Halle Open final against Mikhail Youzhny. After a patchy...Tags: Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Mikhail Youzhny
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Federer sets up 30-something semi-final with Haas
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - World number three Roger Federer whitewashed German wildcard Mischa Zverev 6-0 6-0 in just 39 minutes on Friday to set up a Halle Open semi-final with fellow 30-something and defending champion Tommy Haas. in a rematch of last year's...Tags: Mischa Zverev, Germany, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Mikhail Youzhny
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'The Daily Show' mocks gay marriage opponents around the globe
Given the rapidly evolving status of gay rights here in the U.S, where the Boy Scouts of America recently lifted a ban on gay youths and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two same-sex marriage cases, John Oliver decided it was time to check up on the...
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Hewitt rolls back years to beat Del Potro
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Something about the lawns of London bring out the best in Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt and he gave a glimpse of the grasscourt arts to beat Juan Martin del Potro in Friday's quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships. The 32-year-...Tags: Germany, Roger Federer, Croatia, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andy Murray
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Roger Federer gets a 6-0, 6-0 win in Germany
Roger Federer cruised past Mischa Zverev, 6-0, 6-0, to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday at Halle, Germany, recording his second career double bagel and teaching a painful lesson to a player trying to serve and volley on grass. Richard...Tags: National Hockey League, Carl Edwards, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Roger Federer, Mikhail Youzhny
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Serena Williams wins French Open, her 16th Grand Slam event title
— Sweet 16 for Serena Williams came courtesy of yet another ace, an exclamation point drilled into the red clay on the last point of the match. The sizzling serve sealed her 16th Grand Slam title and her place, at age 31, at the pinnacle of women'...Tags: Human Interest, Steffi Graf, Tennis, Maria Sharapova, David Ferrer
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