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Most stylish tennis player? Poll points to Wozniacki
Business & Pleasure of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsThe biggest upset in tennis this week wasn???t Roger Federer???s fall to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon. Nor was it the early exits of the Williams sisters and Andy Roddick, or even women???s No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki losing in the......Tags: Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Gael Monfils, Caroline Wozniacki, Andy Roddick
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Rafael Nadal cements his return with hardcourt win at Indian Wells
On a hot summer-like Sunday afternoon, in a stadium that rises out of the Southern California desert like a huge misplaced castle, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal slid onto his back and into the bright lights of his sport once again. It was match point...
Tags: Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, BNP Paribas, Caroline Wozniacki, Czech Republic
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Instant replay will be great for game
Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...
Tags: Joe Torre, Martin Prado, Chase Headley, Tampa Bay Rays, Cy Young Award
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Rafael Nadal's win over Roger Federer leaves a strange taste
Tennis did its best to serve up a classic dish Thursday night in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. But a dash of this and a pinch of that were missing. We expect plenty of spice every time Roger Federer plays Rafael Nadal. It is a legacy built on...
Tags: BNP Paribas, Salt, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis
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Andy Murray flies under the radar but he's still at top of his game
Andy Murray still doesn't pack 'em in, even on a sultry desert-perfect night in a big-time tennis event. Not even when he has taken his game to a level projected by many to be unreachable by the always-solid Scot. In Murray's case, the perception hasn't...
Tags: Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, U.S. Open (tennis), Goran Ivanisevic, BNP Paribas
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Charlie Pasarell, new Hall of Fame member, keeps building his legacy
Charlie Pasarell has long been tennis' answer to baseball's Field of Dreams. Pasarell built it, and they came. Actually, Pasarell kept building, and the players kept coming. No singular sensation for this visionary of the sport. Monday in New York,...
Tags: Arthur Ashe, Martina Hingis, Nicolas Mahut, BNP Paribas, UCLA Bruins
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Justin Gimelstob wants to get L.A. back on pro tennis calendar
Justin Gimelstob certainly is no Martin Luther King. But he has a dream. He is unhappy that professional tennis left Los Angeles and he wants it back. To that end, the first L.A. Tennis Challenge will be played Monday night at Pauley Pavilion. It is...
Tags: Novak Djokovic, Tommy Haas, Nicolas Almagro, Andre Agassi, BNP Paribas
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Friend's love kept tennis star Gussy Moran in the game to the end
Everyone deserves life with dignity in their final years, whether you dug ditches or played tennis on the world's most famous stages. Gertrude "Gussy" Moran did the latter. She also got that deserved dignity because of the extraordinary kindness of a...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Colon Cancer, Charlie Chaplin, U2 (music group), Alice Marble
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Los Angeles gives up its once-prominent stop on men's tennis tour
Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart. He wasn't grieving a child or a parent, just a best friend. Kramer is director of a tennis tournament that will be no more. The Los Angeles men's tennis event that...
Tags: Arthur Ashe, Novak Djokovic, BNP Paribas, Jimmy Connors, Roy Emerson
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Digest: Towson's Benimon, Hairston, Johnson honored by CAA
College basketball Towson's Benimon, Hairston, Johnson honored by CAA Towson junior forward Jerrelle Benimon was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week for the third time this season, while Tigers freshman Jerome Hairston was...Tags: Radio, Human Interest, Colonial Athletic Association, Education, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Saturday Might Cap Off The Summer Of Serena
The Hartford CourantNEW YORK — Obviously, it was some of the loudest tennis ever played. There was more sustained shrieking than at a Justin Bieber concert. Yet in enduring the late summer heat, humidity and a swirling wind, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova also...Tags: Maria Sharapova, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Steffi Graf, Justin Bieber, Pete Sampras
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Equality? Yes. Five Sets For Women? No
The Hartford CourantNEW HAVEN — Petra Kvitova recoiled at the question. Should women play five sets in the tennis majors like the men? "Five sets?" said Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion and No. 2 seed at the 2012 New Haven Open. "I'm so glad we are not playing...Tags: Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, The Barclays, ESPN (tv network), Golf
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