Justine exits, loses top rank
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NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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France's Eunice Barber pulls out of the European Championships.
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TWO months ago it seemed that the career of the showman had finally reached its final curtain. When Andre Agassi suffered three straight defeats before pulling out of Wimbledon with a hip injury it seemed
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Svetlana Khorkina&#39;s 20-year gymnastic career came to a disappointing end on Sunday when she finished last in the final of the women&#39;s uneven bars.
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Now that world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has fallen by the wayside, the No. 1 ranking is Amelie Mauresmo&#39;s for the taking, but the taking will be difficult beginning today in the semifinals at the WTA Championships.
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Swiss sixth seed Patty Schnyder was surprisingly eliminated from the Paris Open when she lost 3-6 6-4 6-3 to Russian qualifier Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round on Tuesday.
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ATHENS Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams joined already-beaten men&#39;s top seed Roger Federer in the favourites&#39;exodus from the Olympic tennis tournament on Wednesday.
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French Open champion Rafael Nadal is eliminated from the Queen's Club grass-court championships Friday in London, losing, 7-5, 7-6 (6-0), to 106th-ranked Nicolas Mahut of France.
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Serena Williams Ends Mauresmo&#39;s Bid for Year-End No. 1 Ranking, Will Face Sharapova in WTA Final. Serena Williams waves to the crowd after beating Amelie Mauresmo of France 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in their semifinal
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Defending women&#39;s champion and top-seed Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium is out of the US Open tennis tournament in New York.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne&#39;s reign as US Open champion and world number one came to an abrupt and surprise end when she lost 6-3 6-2 to Russian Nadia Petrova in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Monday.
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While many players complain that they have to compete in too many tournaments, Justine Henin stays at the top by playing less.
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Sport: French Open: Tim Henman has been knocked out of the second major of the year after losing in straight sets to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.
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The fourth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, who won her first Grand Slam title last year, lost to Nicole Vaidisova. Also, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the quarterfinals.
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Mary Pierce pulled out of Wimbledon with a foot injury Tuesday, joining Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport as former Grand Slam winners out of the tournament that begins Monday.
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Defending Australian Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew from the first Grand Slam of the year because of a knee injury.
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Sport: Wimbledon: World No1 Justine Henin loses only four games in win over Elena Vesnina.