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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: Wimbledon Championships, French Open, Maria Sharapova, Virginie Razzano, Serena Williams
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Report: Serena Williams has pulmonary embolism
NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis star Serena Williams underwent "emergency treatment" Monday, days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her lungs, People magazine reported. Spokeswoman Nicole Chabot told the magazine that Williams "underwent emergency...Tags: Australian Open, Kim Clijsters, People (magazine), Health, Athletes
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L.A. Film Festival: 'Venus Vs.' filmmaker on tennis star-activist
This post has been updated. See bottom for details. Most people know Venus Williams for her ferocious backhand and overall power on the tennis court, but the 33-year-old athlete has also been an effective activist, specifically when it comes to the...
Tags: Movies, Politics, Awards and Prizes, Venus and Serena (movie), Arts and Culture
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INTERVIEW-Tennis-Forgotten man Bastl revelling in 'new career'
ReutersBy Justin Palmer LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment, George Bastl is...Tags: Wimbledon Championships, David Nalbandian, Tennis, Andy Murray
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Forgotten man Bastl reveling in 'new career'
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment, George Bastl is determined for one last hurrah....Tags: Wimbledon Championships, David Nalbandian, Tennis, Andy Murray
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Nadal seeded a dangerous fifth for Wimbledon
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal could face world number one Novak Djokovic, defending champion Roger Federer or home favourite Andy Murray as early as the Wimbledon quarter-finals after he was seeded fifth for the grasscourt major on Wednesday. Friday's...Tags: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Marin Cilic, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic
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INTERVIEW-Tennis-Wimbledon holds no fear for Radwanska any more
ReutersBy Clare Fallon EASTBOURNE, England, June 18 (Reuters) - Wimbledon can hold no fear for Agnieszka Radwanska this year, after she survived all the way to the final last July. Having got her maiden grand-slam final out of the way, conquering her nerves...Tags: Wimbledon Championships, Agnieszka Radwanska, French Open, Sara Errani, Tennis
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Gene Mako, former tennis great, dies at 97
Gene Mako, who won doubles championships at the United States Open and Wimbledon, died Friday of pneumonia. He was 97. Mako, who graduated from Glendale High in 1932, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles...
Tags: Wimbledon Championships, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, College Sports, Tennis, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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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: Rod Laver, Australia, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Judges, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: French Open, Croatia, Marin Cilic, Andy Murray
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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: Wimbledon Championships, Rod Laver, Forest Hills, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Australia
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Tennis-Murray tames fired-up Tsonga to reach Queen's final
ReutersBy Toby Davis LONDON, June 15 (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...Tags: Human Interest, Marin Cilic, United Kingdom, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andy Murray
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