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Monfils withdraws from Wimbledon (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Jun 2008 10:46 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
French Open semifinalist Gael Monfils withdrew from Wimbledon before the first round Monday because of inflammation in his right shoulder. The 22-year-old Frenchman was replaced in the singles draw by Serbia's Ilia Bozoljac, who was due to play Australian Chris Guccione later Monday. Monfils said he risked long-term injury if he played because the inflammation has been bothering him for a long...
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Serena rolls past Mattekto to advance (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Jun 2008 9:42 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Two-time champion Serena Williams has beaten Bethany Mattekto to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Williams swept past her fellow American 6-3, 6-3, immediately after her sister Venus was also triumphant on Court 2.
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ATP to sign off on anti-corruption rules (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 22 Jun 2008 12:52 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The Association of Tennis Professionals board is expected to rubber stamp tough new sanctions for match fixing just as Wimbledon is getting started. The ATP, which runs men's tennis, said it agrees with 15 recommendations from an independent panel released last month to combat the potential for corruption, and will formally endorse them on Monday.
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Top 3 men elected to ATP Player Council (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Jun 2008 8:04 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tennis' three top-ranked men, including No. 1 Roger Federer, were elected Saturday to two-year terms on the ATP Player Council. In voting two days before Wimbledon begins, No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Novak Djokovic were also elected to terms that begin Sunday. In the past, top players have been reluctant to run for such positions, but Djokovic said the top three players jointly decided to become...
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Serbs out to extend Grand Slam streak (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Jun 2008 3:27 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Ana Ivanovic. Novak Djokovic. Jelena Jankovic. A year ago, they were up-and comers heading into Wimbledon. Now two of the three Serbs own a Grand Slam title. Ivanovic won the French Open and Djokovic captured the Australian Open crown. Ivanovic and Jankovic are No. 1 and No. 2 in the rankings and Djokovic is No.
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Tanasugarn wins Ordina Open (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Jun 2008 9:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.

Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand reacts after winning the final of the Ordina Open against Dinara Safina of Russia in Rosmalen, central Netherlands, Saturday June 21, 2008. Tanasugarn won in two sets 7-5, 6-3.

Thai qualifier Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated third-seeded Dinara Safina 7-5, 6-3 Saturday to win her first grass-court title at the Ordina Open. Playing with a bandaged thigh, Tanasugarn clinched the win with a powerful forehand winner. Safina, the 2006 runner-up in Den Bosch and a semifinalist last year, said Tanasugarn was the better player.


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Africa to host first ATP tournament (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 20 Jun 2008 10:15 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
The men's professional tennis tour will stage an event in Africa for the first time next year as part of a new sponsorship deal with South African Airways worth $20 million. "Several cities in South Africa have demonstrated a strong willingness to host the event and an announcement on the venue will be made shortly, subject to final ATP approval," the ATP said in a statement Friday.
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Djokovic in Federer’s half at Wimbledon (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 20 Jun 2008 8:28 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Roger Federer may not want to look too far ahead in the Wimbledon draw. Waiting in the semifinals could be the dangerous Novak Djokovic. Even the first round could be tricky for Federer, who will face a player he's never beaten as he begins his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title. He'll open against Dominik Hrbaty -- a 30-year-old Slovakian playing in his 45th consecutive major -- in the first...
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Murray slams British tennis (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 19 Jun 2008 4:51 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
With this most English of tennis tournaments about to open, the gentility of Wimbledon has been broken with all the subtlety of an overhead slam. Andy Murray, Britain's top player, is appalled that Wimbledon hasn't produced a homegrown male champion since Fred Perry in 1936. He says there is plenty of blame to go around.
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Madrid to host Fed Cup final (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 19 Jun 2008 11:59 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Madrid will host the Fed Cup final between Spain and defending champion Russia on Sept. 13-14. The venue will be Club de Campo de Madrid, the Spanish tennis federation said Thursday. The United States won the 1979 final at the venue. Five-time winner Spain will play its 11th final and its first since 2002.
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Djokovic thinks Federer vulnerable (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 18 Jun 2008 2:45 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Novak Djokovic thinks Roger Federer is vulnerable after a lopsided French Open loss and that he is one of several players who could end the Swiss star's five-year reign at Wimbledon. No. 3-ranked Djokovic beat Federer in the Australian Open semifinals en route to winning his first major title in January.
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Federer, Ivanovic No. 1 for Wimbledon (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 18 Jun 2008 9:33 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Five-time champion Roger Federer and top-ranked Ana Ivanovic were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon on Wednesday. There were no big surprises when the All England Club announced the seedings for the grass-court Grand Slam, which begins Monday. Federer is aiming for his sixth straight Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship.
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Masters Cup moving to London in 2009 (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 18 Jun 2008 8:52 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
The ATP's season-ending championship will relocate from Shanghai to London next year in a five-year deal. The last Tennis Masters Cup, featuring the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams, will be held in Shanghai from Nov. 9-16. It will become the ATP World Tour Finals when it moves back to Europe with about $7 million per year in sponsorship from British bank Barclays.
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Injured Davenport aims to play Wimbledon (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 17 Jun 2008 8:04 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the International Women's Open on Tuesday with a knee injury, but expects to compete at Wimbledon. Davenport, who was set to play in her first event since defaulting from her semifinal match against Maria Sharapova at Amelia Island in April, won the Eastbourne title in 2001, and Wimbledon in 1999.
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Spadea, Ascione earn spots at Wimbledon (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 13 Jun 2008 2:19 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Vincent Spadea and Thierry Ascione earned Wimbledon spots Friday when organizers decided not to award the final two of eight wild cards in the men's draw. Spadea, an American ranked 110th, and Ascione, a Frenchmen ranked 119th, were the two players next in the rankings who were eligible to play at the grass court major, which starts June 23.
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