May 23, 2013

Tennis: Spain sweeps U.S. in opening singles; Swiss, Czechs up too

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John Isner of the United States reacts in his match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain during day one of the semi final Davis Cup between Spain and the United States at the Parque Hermanos Castro on September 14, 2012 in Gijon, Spain. (September 13, 2012 – Source: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images Europe) GIJON, Spain (AP) [...]

US Open 2012: Roddick, Djokovic, Ferrer, Del Potro make fourth round

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Andy Roddick of the United States returns a shot during his men’s singles third round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy on Day Seven of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (September 1, [...]

US Open 2012: Roddick extends career; Djokovic, Sharapova advance

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Andy Roddick of the United States returns a shot during his men’s singles second round match against Bernard Tomic of Australia on Day Five of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2012 in the Flushing neigborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (August 30, [...]

US Open 2012: Kerber knocks off Venus in nearly 3-hour match

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Andy Roddick of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference announcing his retirement during Day Four of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (August 29, 2012 – Source: Michael [...]

US Open 2012: Roddick, Djokovic, Venus, Serena roll into second round

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Serena Williams of the United States celebrates defeating Coco Vandeweghe of the United States during their women’s singles first round match on Day Two of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2012 in the Flushing neigborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (August 27, [...]

US Open 2012: Federer seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open, Djokovic seeded second

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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates with the trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the final on day nine of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 18, 2012 in Mason, Ohio. (August 18, 2012 – Source: Nick Laham/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer will [...]

Tennis: Roddick tops Blake in straight sets

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Andy Roddick returns a serve to James Blake during a match at the Winston-Salem Open at the Wake Forest University Tennis Complex on August 20, 2012 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (August 19, 2012 – Source: Gregg Forwerck/Getty Images North America) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Andy Roddick battled to a straight-set victory over James Blake on [...]

Tennis Recap: Roddick falls in opening round in Cincinnati, Venus rolls

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Venus Williams serves to Maria Kirilenko of Russia during day four of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 14, 2012 in Mason, Ohio. (August 13, 2012 – Source: Nick Laham/Getty Images North America) MASON, Ohio (AP) Andy Roddick developed back spasms during his opening match at the Western & [...]

Tennis: Andy Roddick beats Gilles Muller to win Atlanta Open

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Andy Roddick poses for photographers after his win over Gilles Muller of Luxemburg during the finals of the BB&T Atlanta Open at Atlantic Station on July 22, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (July 21, 2012 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) ATLANTA (AP) — Andy Roddick beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 [...]

Breaking News: Federer downs Djokovic in Wimbledon semi-final

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men's semi-final tennis match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London

(Reuters) – Six-times champion Roger Federer produced a vintage display to beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday. The Swiss maintained his record of never losing a Wimbledon semi-final to reach a record eighth showpiece match at the All England Club with a dominant performance on Centre [...]