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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: Festive Events, Serena Williams, Movies, Maria Sharapova, Entertainment
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Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams seeded No. 1 at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will be the top men's and women's seeds at Wimbledon, which begins Monday. The main surprise in the seedings, which were announced Wednesday, was that 12-time Grand Slam title winner Rafael Nadal was No. 5, primarily...
Tags: NBA Finals, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray
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Serena Williams apologizes for 'what I supposedly said' about rape
Serena Williams has issued an apology for insensitive comments attributed to her in Rolling Stone magazine -- even though she also suggests she never made them. Williams is featured in an article posted Tuesday on the magazine's website. Toward the...
Tags: Rolling Stone, Serena Williams, NBA Finals, Feminism, Venus Williams
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TENIS-Nadal, un peligroso quinto cabeza de serie en Wimbledon
ReutersLONDRES (Reuters) - El tenista Rafael Nadal podría enfrentar al número uno del mundo Novak Djokovic, al actual campeón, Roger Federer, o al favorito local Andy Murray en cuartos de final de Wimbledon, debido a que el torneo londinense del Grand Slam...Tags: Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer
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Tennis-Russia's Kuznetsova pulls out of Wimbledon
ReutersLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Twice grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova pulled out of Wimbledon on Wednesday with an abdominal strain. Officials said Czech Klara Zakopalova had been installed as 32nd seed following the Russian's withdrawal with the...Tags: Russia, Serena Williams, Klara Zakopalova, French Open, Tennis
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Williams issues apology for rape comments
ReutersTennis star Serena Williams apologized Wednesday on her website for comments she made in a magazine interview about a rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, that made national headlines. "What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me," the world's No....Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Steubenville Rape Case, Rolling Stone, Serena Williams, Feminism
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Forgotten man Bastl revelling 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: Andy Murray, U.S. Open (tennis), Tennis, David Nalbandian
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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: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, BBC, French Open
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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: Andy Murray, U.S. Open (tennis), Tennis, David Nalbandian
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Tennis-List of women's seeds at Wimbledon
ReutersLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - List of women's seeds for the Wimbledon tennis championships which begin on Monday: 1. Serena Williams (U.S.) 2. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 3. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 4. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 5. Sara Errani (Italy) 6....Tags: Czech Republic, Italy, Sara Errani, Lucie Safarova, Angelique Kerber
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Tennis-List of men's seeds at Wimbledon
ReutersLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - List of men's seeds for the Wimbledon tennis championships which begin on Monday: 1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 2. Andy Murray (Britain) 3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 4. David Ferrer (Spain) 5. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 6. Jo-...Tags: Czech Republic, Italy, Tommy Robredo, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Mikhail Youzhny
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CORRECTED-Tennis-Nadal seeded fifth at Wimbledon
Reuters(Corrects number of grand slams won by Nadal in para three) LONDON, June 19 (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...Tags: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, BBC, French Open
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