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Wimbledon pre-qualifying
June 10th, 2008 
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand For 32 British players, the road to Wimbledon started today with the pre-qualifying tournament at the Aorangi Pavilion. Only two players from the men’s and women’s draws will get a chance to qualify for the main event.
Wimbledon wildcards announced
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand List of players who have been offered a wildcard entry into Wimbledon 2008.
Wimbledon wildcards announced
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand List of players who have been offered a wildcard entry into Wimbledon 2008.
Junior Wimbledon preview
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Anyone looking for the tennis stars of the future should take some time to watch the Junior event during the second week of The Championships.
Wimbledon news round up: 10/6/08
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand A round up of the top news story in the world of tennis, featuring Hewitt defending Federer and some reasons to cheer for British tennis.
Nadal-Federer final draws low TV rating (AP)
June 9th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Rafael Nadal’s rout of Roger Federer in the French Open final drew the lowest TV rating of the duo’s three consecutive title matches in Paris. NBC’s telecast of Nadal’s 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 victory Sunday drew an overnight rating of 1.8, the network said Monday. It was the most lopsided Grand Slam men’s final in 24 years and lasted less than two hours.
Davydenko beats Robredo in Warsaw final (AP)
June 9th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Sixth-seeded Potito Starace defeated Dawid Olejniczak 6-2, 6-3 Monday to advance to the second round of the Warsaw Open. In another opening-round match in the clay-court tournament, Florent Serra defeated Guillermo Coria when the Argentine withdrew with an injured left wrist after losing the first set 6-3.
Serbian stars rising
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand There has been no more heart-warming, and newsworthy, story in tennis this year than the rise of the sport in Serbia, a troubled nation that has found welcome relief in the heroics of three players: Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic.
Serbian stars rising
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand There has been no more heart-warming, and newsworthy, story in tennis this year than the rise of the sport in Serbia, a troubled nation that has found welcome relief in the heroics of three players: Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic.
USA and Oz: Empires in decline?
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Australia and the USA were once the super powers of men’s tennis, supplying a production line of the world’s leading players. Ronald Atkin charts the decline of two great tennis nations.
In the news: 9 June
June 9th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand A round up of the top news story in the world of tennis, featuring Borg tipping Nadal to win Wimbledon and an injury jinx for the top ladies.
Preview for the week of June 9-15, 2008, Queens Club, Halle and Poland
June 8th, 2008 Nima Naderi Its time for tour players to shift gears and trade in their clay court shoes for some grass court spikes. As the clay court season has essentially come to a close, Wimbledon will be on the minds of all the top players as Queens Club and Halle will offer tune up events for the top players in order to [...]
French Open review 2008
June 8th, 2008 Nima Naderi The 2008 French Open concluded today with Rafael Nadal capturing his 4th successive Roland Garros trophy. Rafa was utterly dominant throughout the tournament as he did not lose a set on his way to the title, which also included taking out Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in straight sets. Perhaps the most impressive part of Nadal’s [...]
Former Austrian player Skoff dies at 39 (AP)
June 8th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News 
Horst Skoff, a former Austrian tennis player who won four ATP Tour titles, died during a business trip to Germany. He was 39. Austria’s tennis federation said Skoff died Saturday of a heart attack. Skoff’s friend, Arno Puckhofer, said federal police had ordered an autopsy to verify the cause of death. Puckhofer told Austrian news agency APA that police were investigating why Skoff had injuries to his…
