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VWilliams, Roddick, Safina advance at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - Five-time champion Venus Williams recovered from an early stumble in her opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday to beat Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2.
Nations:U.S. Russia Switzerland Australia People:Arnaud Clement Nikolay Davydenko Dinara Safina Jelena Jankovic Venus Williams Roger Federer
2009-06-23
Serbs, Russians share top billing at US tennis Open
NEW YORK (AFP) - Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic hobbled to victory on centre court while the Russian assault continued on day four of the 20.6 million dollar US Open.
Nations:Russia France Spain People:Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic Arnaud Clement Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Jelena Jankovic Activities:2008 U.S. Tennis Open
2008-08-27
Federer wins 1st Olympic medal
BEIJING - Roger Federer extended his arms in triumph and began to hop. Then he embraced his doubles partner and they hopped together.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Sweden France Spain People:Serena Williams Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic Arnaud Clement Dinara Safina Jelena Jankovic Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-16
Venus Williams makes Wimbledon final for 7th time
WIMBLEDON, England - Defending champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the Wimbledon final Thursday, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister Serena.
People:Venus Williams Arnaud Clement Marat Safin Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Zheng Jie Activities:2008 Wimbledon Source:(AP)
2008-07-03
Djokovic beats Tsonga for Aussie title
Novak Djokovic started making peace with the crowd as soon as he lifted the trophy. After beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Sunday night to win the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title, Djokovic knew a little public relations was in order.
Nations:Australia Belarus Ukraine People:Novak Djokovic Shahar Peer Arnaud Clement Marat Safin Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Jankovic Activities:2008 Australian Open
2008-01-27
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