 Year-end No. 1 Serena tops Venus; Safina exits Championships
2009-10-28 17:57:00 |
| Doha, Qatar (Sports Network) - Serena Williams outlasted her big sister Venus on Wednesday and will now end the year at No. 1, while currently top- ranked Dinara Safina had to retire from her opening round-robin match and was forced to withdraw from the season-ending $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships. |
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Report: Agassi says he used crystal meth
2009-10-27 21:51:00 |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Legendary American tennis player Andre Agassi has reportedly acknowledged in his upcoming autobiography that he used crystal methamphetamine. |
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Davydenko defeats Nadal for Shanghai title
2009-10-18 12:26:00 |
| Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko defeated top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets on Sunday in the final of the $5.25 million Shanghai ATP Masters. |
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Nadal, Djokovic race into Shanghai QFs
2009-10-15 11:36:00 |
| Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal and last week's Beijing titlist Novak Djokovic notched easy third-round wins Thursday at the $5.25 million Shanghai ATP Masters. |
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Injured Roddick exits Shanghai
2009-10-13 12:34:00 |
| Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick was forced to retire from his second-round match due to a left knee injury Tuesday at the $5.25 million Shanghai ATP Masters. |
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Nadal, Djokovic land in China Open semis
2009-10-09 10:06:00 |
| Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and second- seeded Novak Djokovic led the charge into Saturday's semifinals at the China Open. |
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Petrova ousts Serena in Beijing
2009-10-08 11:10:00 |
| Beijing, China (Sports Network) - In her first match since regaining the world No. 1 ranking, Serena Williams suffered a third-round defeat at the hands of Russian Nadia Petrova Thursday at the $4.5 million China Open. |
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Serena returns to No. 1
2009-10-06 10:54:00 |
| Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Serena Williams was among Tuesday's second-round winners at the $4.5 million China Open and will become the new No. 1 player in the world when the women's rankings are released on Monday. |
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Henin returns
2009-09-22 14:38:00 |
| Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 star Justine Henin announced her return to the WTA Tour on Tuesday. |
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Spain books return trip to Davis Cup final
2009-09-19 13:36:00 |
| Murcia, Spain (Sports Network) - Spain will play for another Davis Cup title after the duo of Feliciano Lopez and Tommy Robredo posted a four-set victory over the Israeli tandem of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in their best-of-five semifinal tie. |
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