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Novak Djokovic v Marat Safin - live - guardian.co.uk

Third set: Safin leads Djokovic 6-4 7-6 4-2 "Djokovic was tipped to win Wimbledon, he&39s just unlucky to be up against Safin on one of his good days," writes ...Wimbledon: Third seed Novak Djokovic out after succumbing to World ... Telegra
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jun/25/wimbledon.tennis11?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Safin??s Roland Garros Journey Ended Early Again

Marat Safin was ousted by his russian compatriot Nikolay Davydenko ranked 4th in the world in the 2nd round Roland Garros match yesterday. Once he lost the first set to Davy, his performance has been much like a saw-tooth. It was frustrating at times an
http://che-cheh.com/index.php/2008/05/30/safins-roland-garros-journey-ended-early-again/

Nadal settles in at Wimbledon with easy opening win New Kerala

London, June 24: Two-time finalist Rafael Nadal set up match points with a 17th ace as he completed an opening win at the wimbledon Championships Tuesday 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 7-0 over German qualifier Andreas Beck.
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Williams Rips Rodionova In 1st Match Since Winning At Wimbledon

It wasn't Wimbledon, but Venus Williams proved she can be just as effective on a smaller stage on Monday, pounding Anastasia Rodionova 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the Acura Classic. Williams needed just 50 minutes to dispatch the russian in her first W
http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/7/31/williams-rips-rodionova-at-acura-classic-first-match-since-winning-at-wimbledon

BBC SPORT Tennis Sharapova storms to Wimbledon glory

Sharapova, the first russian woman to win the wimbledon title, sank to her knees as her victory was confirmed and then climbed to the players&39 box to hug ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3860923.stm

First Russian to Win Wimbledon - Dogpile Web Search

Find first russian to win wimbledon websites, images, videos, news and more. ... Serena Upset In wimbledon Final, Sharapova, 17, first russian To win ...
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Jon Henderson Watches the First Russian Female to Win a Grand-slam ...

June 6: Anastasia Myskina's triumph in battle of two Russians promised little of excitment for future of tennis. Jon Henderson Watches first russian Female to win a Grand-slam Title.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-5-2004-55124.asp

Venus opens Wimbledon title defense with easy win - The Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England AP ?? Defending champion Venus Williams scraped through a tight first set and then pulled away for a 7-6 5, 6-1 victory over British ...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i0099BjC_GidfbnjmjMFDXAq0FiwD91GMTV81

Mondays With Bob Greene: Roland Garros First Week

STARS French Open first week Ivan Ljubicic beat fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Katarina Srebotnik beat fifth-seeded Serena Williams 6-4 6-4 Jeremy Chardy beat sixth-seeded David Nalbandian 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 Kaia Kanepi beat
http://www.teamwta.com/mondays-with-bob-greene-roland-garros-first-week/

Davydenko upset Roddick, Nadal win at Wimbledon Fox Sports

Fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko has been ousted in first round of wimbledon for the fifth time. Davydenko lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to Germany's Benjamin Becker on Tuesday, extending his woeful run on grass at the All England Club. The 27-year-old russian has ad
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Russian teen Maria Sharapova becomes Wimbledon Champion ...

Teenager Maria Sharapova stunned champion Serena Williams 6-1 6-4 in the wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first russian to win a singles title at ...
http://www.waytorussia.net/news/2004-07/russia-sharapova-wimbledon.html

Maria Sharapova wins Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova Wallpaper, Maria ...

... beat defending champion Serena Williams in the wimbledon women&aposs tennis final to become the first russian to ... on Centre Court 6-1 6-4 on Saturday and become the first russian to win ...
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Picture the legend in making Maria Sharapova

She's the first russian to win a wimbledon singles title and the third-youngest women's champion in history.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-22-2004-56945.asp

Davydenko out and down over match-fixing investigation - guardian.co.uk

Arg??ello was also in action yesterday and, speaking after his first-round win at wimbledon against Ivo Minar, said he too expects the conclusion of the ...Davydenko out in the first round, extends woeful wimbledon run International Herald Tribune
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jun/25/wimbledon.tennis6?commentpage=1

Wimbledon match fixing. From Sceral. Thanks.

Sceral Dossier points to wimbledon match fixing Jonathan Calvert and Barry Flatman June 23, 2008 EIGHT matches at wimbledon have been reported to tennis authorities on suspicion that their results have been fixed by professional gambling syndicates
http://tennisplanet.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/wimbledon-match-fixing-from-sceral-thanks/

Venus Williams, Sharapova, Nadal win at Wimbledon Covers.com

WIMBLEDON, England AP -Defending champion Venus Williams scraped through a tight first set and then pulled away for a 7-6 5, 6-1 victory over British teenager Naomi Cavaday to begin her bid for a fifth wimbledon title. As reigning champion, Wil...
http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=162174

Sharapova dominates Serena to win title - Wimbledon, June 21-July ...

Russia&39s Maria Sharapova reacts after beating Serena Williams to become the first russian to win a wimbledon title. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-4. ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5352917

Wimbledon: Ram wins first Grand Slam Jerusalem Post

... etched their names into the wimbledon history book on Saturday with a straight-set win ... The victory makes Ram the first Israeli to win a ... The Israel-Russian duo didn&apost drop a ...
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Anna's Army: Behind The Rise Of Russian Women's Tennis

Anna's Army explores the current explosion of russian talent on the women's professional tennis tour. Maria Sharapova shocked the world last summer when she became the first russian to win wimbledon ...
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Dellacqua blasts into third round - The Australian

Fresh from his fourth successive French Open title and first grass-court trophy at Queen&39s, Nadal is bidding to be the first Roland Garros-Wimbledon winner ...Dellacqua steps up as Stosur stumbles out Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23923903-5013406,00.html

Heard Around

by Savannah The WTA I was working on a commentary about the WTA and what is happening regarding Roadkill but this fan did such a good job I'll let her do the talking. JennyS on the Tennis Forum's site. This new book written by WTA Tour chief Larry Sc
http://wwwsavannahsworld.blogspot.com/2008/04/heard-around_27.html

Fourth seed Davydenko out of Wimbledon AFP via Yahoo! News

russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko became the highest-profile casualty of this year's wimbledon on Tuesday when he was knocked out 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 by Germany's Benjamin Becker in the first round.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/sp_wl_afp/tennisgbrwimbledondavydenko_080624160027

USATODAY.com - Sharapova topples Williams to win Wimbledon crown

She&39s the first russian to win a wimbledon singles title, the third-youngest women&39s champion in history and, at No. 13, the lowest seeded women&39s winner ...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/wimb/2004-07-03-womens-final_x.htm

Russian teen Maria Sharapova becomes Wimbledon Champion - WayToRussia ...

Russian football players wives strip for Euro 2004. ... Sharapova, the first russian to win Wimbledon, tried to call her mother in the ...
http://www.waytorussia.net/news/2004-07/russia-sharapova-wimbledon.html

Myskina, first Russian woman to win French Open

Myskina, first russian woman to win French Open Agencies Updated: 2004-06-05 22:55...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-06/05/content_336929.htm

Nadal and Sharapova on Wimbledon cruise as Davydenko crashes - AFP

Sharapova, seeded three, will face fellow russian Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round. "It was my first match on grass this year so I did pretty well," ...
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Adieu Paris, ???Allo London

Pick those strawberries and churn that cream?? It??s wimbledon time. Grand Slam time for any tennis lover is a treat and with the French Open and wimbledon being so close in calendar proximity, we are clearly spoilt. If anything, the two weeks betwee
http://www.theroar.com.au/2008/06/23/adieu-paris-allo-london/

Venus opens Wimbledon title defense with easy win AP via Yahoo! News

Defending champion Venus Williams scraped through a tight first set and then pulled away for a 7-6 5, 6-1 victory over British teenager Naomi Cavaday to begin her bid for a fifth wimbledon title.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_wimbledon_57

Russian Stuns Williams To Win Wimbledon Title - Sports News Story ...

The six-foot Sharapova was the first russian woman to win wimbledon and the first finalist since Olga Morozova, who lost to American legend Chris Evert in ...
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Anastasia Myskina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

She debuted at Roland Garros which she would later win and wimbledon . She played in ... in the first all-Russian Grand Slam final, and thus making her the first female russian to win ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Myskina

A4 paper format / International standard paper sizes

What became later known as the U.S. Letter format is just the first of these basic sizes halved.
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Jankovic, Sharapova, Venus advance at Big W - Sports Network

The Day-3 schedule will also feature fourth-seeded russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, eighth-seeded russian Anna Chakvetadze and former wimbledon winner Amelie ...Serena weathers early storm to offer convincing case for success Independent
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Wild Wimbledon: Ivanovic Survives, Djokovic Ousted WCBS-TV New York

Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic survived a big scare to advance to the third round at wimbledon with a 7-6 2, 7-6 3, 10-8 win over Nathalie Dechy.
http://wcbstv.com/sports/Ana.Ivanovic.Wimbledon.2.756761.html

First Russian to Win Wimbledon

She already holds the distinction of being the first russian woman to win the wimbledon crown, defeating Williams in the final, and could ...
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Tennis: Federer holds off Safin to win Wimbledon warm-up ...

Federer holds off Safin to win wimbledon ... traded early breaks in the first set, the only time the second-seeded russian ... against Mario Ancic in the first round at Wimbledon.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/12/sports/tennis.php

History of Basketball - James Naismith

The first formal rules were devised in 1892. Initially, players dribbled a soccer ball up and down a court of unspecified dimensions.
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Ivanovic survives marathon Serena also moves on at Wimbledon - Sports Network

The first round concluded here on Wednesday when fifth-seeded russian Elena Dementieva snuck past Italian Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 6-7 7-9, 6-3. ...Djokovic upset by Safin in 2nd round at wimbledon The Associated Press
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=tennis-w/news/news.aspx?id=4159802

Ivanovic ready to win the big one

Two years ago, well before she became a Grand Slam threat and the highest-ranked athlete on FHM??s 2008 Sexiest Women in the World poll take that, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic could afford to dream an unknown 18-year-old??s bold dreams and say that
http://tipfactory.net/en/2008/05/07/ivanovic-ready-to-win-the-big-one/

British hero Eaton can build on heroic first-round win, says his coach Evening Standard

The coach of wimbledon first-round hero Chris Eaton has backed his man to go far in the tournament. Eaton produced the shock of the championships so far last night by beating Boris Pashanski, who is 547 places above him in the world rankings.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23499947-details/British hero Eaton can build on heroic first-round win, says his coach/article.do

First Russian to Win Wimbledon - Dogpile Web Search

Find first russian to win wimbledon websites, images, videos, news and more. Get all the best search engines piled into one on Dogpile.com.
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Sharapova wins Wimbledon - Tennis - www.smh.com.au

Teenager Maria Sharapova stunned champion Serena Williams 6-1 6-4 in the wimbledon final today to become the first russian to win a singles title at the ...
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/04/1088488208346.html

Myskina outclasses Dementieva in one-sided final: First Russian ...

Myskina outclasses Dementieva in one-sided final: first russian woman to win Grand Slam event
http://www.dawn.com/2004/06/06/spt9.htm

Eaton can build on heroic first-round win, says coach - Daily Mail

By Sportsmail Reporter The coach of wimbledon first-round hero Chris Eaton has backed his man to go far in the tournament. Eaton produced the shock of the ...Wimbledon 2008: New British tennis star Chris Eaton&39s secret weapon Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1029411/Eaton-build-heroic-round-win-says-coach.html

Safina beats Kuznetsova to reach French Open final

PARIS AP ?? Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion. Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches, Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow russian Svetlana K
http://www.freshnews.in/safina-beats-kuznetsova-to-reach-french-open-final-27671

British hero Eaton can build on heroic first-round win, says his coach Daily Mail

The coach of wimbledon first-round hero Chris Eaton has backed his man to go far in the tournament. Eaton produced a huge shock last night by beating Boris Pashanski.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1029411/Eaton-build-heroic-round-win-says-coach.html?ITO=1490

TheStar.com Sports Wimbledon win for Wozniak

Jun 24, 2008 ... wimbledon win for Wozniak. TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS ... The 27-year-old russian has advanced past the first round at wimbledon only twice in ...
http://www.thestar.com/article/448335

Serena Upset In Wimbledon Final, Sharapova, 17, First Russian To Win ...

Maria Sharapova, 17, beat the two-time defending champ in straight sets to become the first russian to win a singles crown there, and the third-youngest women's ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/04/entertainment/main627443.shtml

Sharapova wary of Williams resurgence - Tennis - Eurosport

She already holds the distinction of being the first russian woman to win the wimbledon crown, defeating Williams in the final, and could replicate the feat in Australia.
http://wap.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2007/sport_sto1067620.shtml

Venus Williams, Sharapova, Nadal Win at Wimbledon Update2 - Bloomberg

It is Davenport&39s 13th visit to wimbledon and first since 2005. She took time out at the end of 2006 to have a child. Her son, Jagger, is now one and is ...Nadal Beats Beck in Straight Sets at wimbledon Voice of America
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Murray slams British tennis as Wimbledon nears. From Miffy. Thanks.

Miffy Murray slams British tennis as wimbledon nears By LOUISE WATT, Associated Press Writer LONDON AP??With this most English of tennis tournaments about to open, the gentility of wimbledon has been broken with all the subtlety of an overhead sla
http://tennisplanet.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/murray-slams-british-tennis-as-wimbledon-nears-from-miffy-thanks/

Venus starts Wimbledon title defense with win Fox Sports

Venus Williams started her wimbledon title defense with a win Tuesday, shaking off Naomi Cavaday, 7-6 5, 6-1.
http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/8278236/Venus-starts-Wimbledon-title-defense-with-win?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=199

Venus Williams, Sharapova, Nadal win at Wimbledon - Netscape Sports

Jun 24, 2008 ... Venus Williams, Sharapova, Nadal win at wimbledon ... As reigning champion, Williams was up first on "Ladies Day" on Centre Court as the All ...
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ABC Sport - Tennis- Sharapova 'apologises' for Wimbledon win

Teenager Maria Sharapova has stunned champion Serena Williams 6-1 6-4 in the wimbledon final becoming the first russian to win a singles title at the championships ...
http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/s1146292.htm

Tennis - Myskina wins French Open - Eurosport

Anastasia Myskina became the first russian woman to win a grand slam when she beat Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-2 in the French Open Final.
http://site.eurosport.com/tennis/roland-garros2/2004/sport_sto597879.shtml

On retiring early and squirting embalming fluid on The Fed - CNN International

Hey, is it just me or does it seem like there have been approximately 350 "retirements" in this year&39s wimbledon over the first two days? ...Marat Safin&39s victory over Novak Djokovic underlined his status as ... guardian.co.uk
http://edition.cnn.com/si/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/06/24/wimbledon.tuesday/?cnn=yes

Mondays With Bob Greene: Ana Ivanovic May Even Be Better Than Maria Sharapova

STARS Nikolay Davydenko won The Hypo Group Tennis International 2008 in Poertschach, Austria, defeating Juan Monaco 6-2 2-6 6-2 Sweden captured the ARAG World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, edging Russia 2-1 when Robert Lindstedt and Robin Soderling
http://www.teamwta.com/mondays-with-bob-greene-ana-ivanovic-may-even-be-better-than-maria-sharapova/

Venus makes hard work of Wimbledon opener CNN.com

Venus Williams labored to an uncomfortable first round win over British wildcard Naomi Cavaday as she began the defense of her women's singles title with a 7-6 6-1 win at wimbledon on Tuesday.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/06/24/wimbledon.womens/index.html?section=cnn_latest

HEAVEN SEVENTEENTH Russian teenage sensation lifts Wimbledon ...

I did not think I would be ready to play in a wimbledon final and win," she ... Only last month Anastasia Myskina became the first russian woman to claim a ...
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USATODAY.com - Sharapova topples Williams to win Wimbledon crown

Maria Sharapova outplayed two-time defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets Saturday to win wimbledon at age 17. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-4 to become the first russian to ...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/wimb/2004-07-03-womens-final_x.htm

Davydenko downs Nadal, becomes first Russian to win Key Biscayne - ...

Nikolay Davydenko's grunts became a little louder in the last game Sunday, and the extra effort helped him finish off Rafael Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open.
http://www.rotisseriebaseball.com/tennis/story/10763895