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List Of Wimbledon Women's Singles Champions
july 5 (reuters) - list of wimbledon women's singles champions since 1922: 2008 venus williams (u.s.) beat serena williams (u.s) 7-5 6-4 2007 venus williams (u.s.) beat marion bartoli (france) 6-4 6-1 2006 amelie mauresmo (france) beat justine henin (belgium) 2-6 6-3 6-4 2005 venus williams beat lindsay davenport (u.s.) 4-6 7-6(4) 9-7 2004 maria sharapova (russia) beat serena williams (u.s.) 6-1 ...
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Tennis: Federer’s ‘lucky’ Welsh Judge About To Call Time At Wimbledon
he’s called the shots for roger federer, maria sharapova, rafael nadal, the williams sisters and many more.
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No. 6 Serena Williams Of The United States Vs
no. 6 serena williams of the united states vs. no. 7 venus williams of the united states: serena: right-handed, 26, born in saginaw, mich., and lives in palm beach gardens, fla.... playing at wimbledon for the ninth time.... won the 2002 and 2003 championships, beating older sister venus each time; lost to maria sharapova in 2004 final.... is 8-7 overall against venus, including 5-1 in grand ...
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Rich And Popular - Superstars Head To Beijing
some of the biggest and richest names in world sport will be at the beijing olympics, with the superstar mega-list headed by roger federer, maria sharapova, lionel messi, yao ming, lebron james, and michael phelps.
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This Gay Week In Sports: David Beckham, Brady Quinn
david beckham 's bulge is now several stories high; maria sharapova ditched jewelry-encrusted wimbledon duds for 'menswear'; rafael nadal is officially off the market... for three years now; twin twinks paul and morgan hamm return to the us olympic gymnastics team; gay rugby and gay polo tournaments bring more joy to homoville; tiger woods succombs to the grueling physical demands of his sport; ...
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Venus Proves Health Of Women's Game, Says Martina
nine-time wimbledon champion martina navratilova believes that venus williams's fifth all england club title proves that the women's tour is in good health.
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Glamorous Stars Heading To Beijing
singapore: some of the biggest and richest names in world sport will be at the beijing olympics, with the superstar megalist headed by roger federer, maria sharapova, lionel messi, yao ming, lebron james, and michael phelps.
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Sports History
2004 — maria sharapova, 17, wins her first grand slam title and instant celebrity by beating serena williams 6-1, 6-4. for the first time since 1999, none of the four major titles is held by a williams.
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Wimbledon Day 4: Kudryavtseva Ousts Sharapova
london, uk - the bottom half of the ladies' singles main draw boasted three former champions, but after second round matches continued on thursday just one of them was left standing, with venus williams moving on but maria sharapova and lindsay davenport out of the tournament.
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Serena Predicts More Venus Showdowns
serena williams shrugged off her heartbreaking wimbledon defeat to big sister venus to predict that the two americans are far from finished as grand slam winners.
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maria Sharapova - Hartford Courant
today, the williams sisters are playing in the wimbledon semifinals (7 a.m., espn2, noon, ch. 30). victories by the seventh-seeded venus, 28, and sixth-seeded serena, 26, will set up an all-williams final saturday morning. let's run down the history ...
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Play Goes Away In Rain - Baltimore Sun
paris - a photo of maria sharapova graced the cover of the french open's official daily program yesterday, which might be considered false advertising. that's because the no. 1 woman didn't play a point, forced by the wet weather to wait instead ...
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After Her Wimbledon Flop, maria Sharapova Gets Back To What She Does ... - Evening Standard
after a disastrous wimbledon defeat, maria sharapova turned her hand to the fashion game in paris yesterday. the 21-year-old, who opted for 'menswear' shorts on the court last week, this time decided on a very feminine look for her appearance at a ...
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V. Williams Tested In Opening-round Win - Baltimore Sun
wimbledon, england - with wimbledon devolving into a fashion contest, former champion lindsay davenport's retro getup may have trumped all other outfits. her sleeveless white top and pleated skirt were very 1980s, and the wrap on her right leg ...
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Wimbledon Women's Finalists At A Glance - Espn.com
right-handed, 26, born in saginaw, mich., and lives in palm beach gardens, fla. ... playing at wimbledon for the ninth time. ... won the 2002 and 2003 championships, beating older sister venus each time; lost to maria sharapova in 2004 final. ... is ...
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Venus Williams Wins 5th Singles Title At Wimbledon - Seattle Times
men's singles final, federer vs. nadal, 6 a.m., ch. 5 wimbledon, england — sisters for life and doubles partners later in the afternoon, venus and serena williams put all that aside for nearly two hours saturday at wimbledon, slugging serves and ...
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A Lot Riding On Men's Final, How Long Will Williams Sisters Play? - Cnn Sports Illustrated
nadal is closing the gap and would be crushed if he loses to federer is there still a current of sexism that runs through wimbledon? unquestionably more more thoughts and notes from wimbledon, including lost siblings if roger federer loses to rafal ...
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Britain's Robson Wins Junior Title - Guardian Unlimited
london, july 5 (reuters) - laura robson gave home fans plenty to cheer about when she became the first british player in almost a quarter of a century to win the girls' junior title at wimbledon on saturday. the 14-year-old lit up a packed court one ...
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Venus Outlasts Serena For Fifth Wimbledon Title - Seattle Post Intelligencer
wimbledon, england (sports network) - venus williams won another title- match battle with her sister, serena, downing her younger sibling in straight sets on saturday for her fifth wimbledon championship. the seventh-seeded venus defeated serena 7-5 ...
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Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier: British Game Must Build On ... - Belfast Telegraph
on reflection, andy murray being summarily dismissed from the all england club by rafael nadal on wednesday is not a bad metaphor for the state of british tennis. and i don't mean humiliated, broken, hopeless and without a chance of making it to the ...
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