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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009: Federer Masters Dr. Ivo, Advances to 21st Straight Slam Semi
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009. The grass is ready.are you? Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Federer Masters Dr. Ivo, Advances to 21st Straight Slam Semi. Not even shades could make the future look bright for Ivo Karlovic today. Roger Federer notched a spot in his record 21st consecutive Grand-Slam semi-final by defeating the 6'10" Karlovic in straight sets on Centre Court, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (3). Facing a man that kept his last four opponents at bay by raining a fusillade of aces on them, Federer was cool and calculated from...
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OCTB French Open '09: Safina Upended by Cooler Kuznetsova
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OCTB French Open '09. Insight and Opinions from the 2nd Slam of the Tennis Season. Saturday, June 6, 2009. Safina Upended by Cooler Kuznetsova. Unfortunately for Dinara Safina they don't play French Open finals. On paper. . Safina, the consensus favorite coming in, seemed to be bogged down by her own expectations en route to a heartbreaking 6-4, 6-2. Loss at the hands of her compatriot, Svetlana Kuznetsova. . While the French crowd seemed to be in her corner, Safina seemed stuck in a mental rut - each s...
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OCTB French Open '09: June 2009
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OCTB French Open '09. Insight and Opinions from the 2nd Slam of the Tennis Season. Sunday, June 7, 2009. Finally, Tears of Joy as Federer Secures 14th Slam. If Rafa Nadal is the King of Clay, then Roger Federer is the King of Tennis. On an overcast, blustery day in Paris, Federer's light was shining brightly throughout, as the greatest tennis legend of his era, and perhaps all others as well, coolly dismissed Swede Robin Soderling in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4. They got what they wanted and then some.
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009: July 2009
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009. The grass is ready.are you? Sunday, July 5, 2009. Federer Perseveres: Secures 15th Slam After Titanic Struggle With Roddick. If the pressure of playing a Wimbledon final wasn't enough for Roger Federer. He could simply take a peek into the crowd at Sampras. And whispering politely amongst themselves in the Royal box. All this tennis luminescence. On hand to witness his crowning achievement. The immortal and Federer. The human. Roger, surprisingly. Before he had even realized that t...
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French Open 2008: Day 13: Is Rafa Human?
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Observations from the 2nd tennis major of 2008. Friday, June 6, 2008. Day 13: Is Rafa Human? Utterly remarkable is the first phrase that comes to mind when thinking of Nadal on clay. In some kind of super-human overdrive for 169 minutes. Ornery Spaniard Rafa Nadal once again completely mastered a highly regarded opponent on the Roland Garros clay, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3). At 27-0 all time, he is now one win away from matching Bjorn Borg by winning his fourth straight title at Roland Garros.
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OCTB French Open '09: Day 9: Fed Escapes; Monfils Elates
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OCTB French Open '09. Insight and Opinions from the 2nd Slam of the Tennis Season. Monday, June 1, 2009. Day 9: Fed Escapes; Monfils Elates. Roger Federer snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat against Tommy Haas today, rallying from two sets down to secure a spot in the quarter finals with a 6-7(4), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2. Federer has emerged as the most likely to benefit from the wide open Nadal-less draw. Monfils ends the American Hope. A beleaguered Roddick was initially frustrated by the remarkable ...
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009: Murray Mania Up in Flames; Roddick Through to Finals
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009. The grass is ready.are you? Friday, July 3, 2009. Murray Mania Up in Flames; Roddick Through to Finals. The pressure finally got to be too much for Great Britain's great white hope. Or maybe it was Andy Roddick that was too much. Either way you slice it, Murray Mania, that grand and glorious affair that was uniting all of Britain, and much of the tennis world, is now dead. At least until next year. Murray had three break points against the Roddick serve in the first game of the thi...
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French Open 2008: Round of 16: Day 8, trimming the fat
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Observations from the 2nd tennis major of 2008. Sunday, June 1, 2008. Round of 16: Day 8, trimming the fat. Is narrowing by the minute. It is 6:30 Pm, Sunday. Only two matches have yet to be finished today. After Chardy. Are finished, 1/2 of the quarterfinalists will be determined. In case you haven't heard of Ernests Gulbis, he's good. You might want to get this quick read. Before you watch him go for the Joker's jugular in the quarters. Speaking of jugular's, the joker. Verdasco looked good in his last...
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009: Men's Final Preview: Federer Eyes 15th Grand-Slam
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009. The grass is ready.are you? Saturday, July 4, 2009. Men's Final Preview: Federer Eyes 15th Grand-Slam. Andy Roddick has never lost at Wimbledon with Brooklyn Decker as his wife. Too bad for him that the theme of tomorrow's Wimbledon Final may very well be that records are made to be broken. I'm excited about this one," said Roddick. "I didn't know if I was going to get to play a Wimbledon Final again. I'm certainly thankful to have the opportunity.". But Federer has undergone a res...
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009: June 2009
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OCTB - WIMBLEDON 2009. The grass is ready.are you? Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Wimbledon Men's Quarter Finals: Previews and Picks. The collective British heart will no doubt be palpitating wildly tomorrow, as Andymonium round five takes to Centre Court with a chance to get one step closer to the holy grail. In the end his herculean effort fell just short, with Murray fending off break points and repeated assaults from perhaps the most sizzling one-handed backhand in the sport. Murray's 9 aces were also a fac...
