Articles in the Tennis Category
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There’s no question that Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer is the best rivalry in tennis, but it might now be the best in all of sports. And it gets renewed on Sunday (late Saturday in the U.S.) in steamy Melbourne in the final of the Australian ... read more
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The lone American left standing in the Australian Open is the one who everyone expected to be there: Serena Williams.
Serena will go for her fourth Australian Open title (all coming in odd years, so you have to like her chances) and 10th career Grand Slam title when the No. 2 seed and WagerWe... read more
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Is it me, or is Rafael Nadal getting not much respect this year in Melbourne? All the talk leading into the Australian Open was of Andy Murray, defending champ Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Even Andy Roddick has gotten a lot of pub with his ... read more
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Tennis isn’t a big spectator sport or bet on in big amounts in the United States, but it’s fair to say that every American tennis fan was looking forward to one match in this year’s Australian Open, and that was Andy Roddick against Roger F... read more
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There are two Australian Open women’s semifinals on Wednesday night/Thursday morning U.S. time, but one match clearly is the better of the two, and that’s Serena Williams vs. Elena Dementieva.
That Serena, the lo... read more
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At least Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova both should be pretty well-rested for their Australian Open quarterfinal match on Tuesday night in the U.S. Both got into the quarters despite not playing full matches the last time out.
Kuznetsova w... read more
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The side of the Australian Open draw for American Andy Roddick has opened up a bit, with both seeded Philip Kohlschreiber and David Nalbandian having fallen by the wayside.
But Roddick, the top American, had to... read more
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Australian Open men’s No. 2 seed and co-WagerWeb.com betting favorite Roger Federer has advanced to the third round of the year’s first major, where an old foe awaits him: former world No. 1 Marat Safin.
The face off Friday Down Under (late Thursday/early Friday in the U.S.) ̵... read more
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Remember all that talk that Roger Federer was on the way down after his loss to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon? Well, that U.S. Open victory sure quieted people down, and Federer is the co-betting favorite (with Andy Murray) at +225 on WagerWeb.com t... read more
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One thing is for sure about the 2009 Australian Open, which begins on Monday in Melbourne (Sunday night in the U.S.): There won’t be an all-Williams final.
That’s because sisters Serena and Venus would ... read more
