A Serbian uprising in tennis
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The three young athletes who waved to a crowd of 15,000 in downtown Belgrade from the balcony of a government building at a post-French Open rally a couple of weeks ago can't change their country's painful past. They can't speed its recovery from years of political strife and economic sanctions.
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Bristling with determination, Justine Henin gatecrashed the Serbian party at the French Open on Thursday to set up a final date with Ana Ivanovic.
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The third set was a tug of war before 17,253 tennis witnesses at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Two heavyweight boxers. Two warriors. Using tennis rackets instead of fists.
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Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-4, 6-0 at the Australian Open and Serena Williams was ousted 6-3, 6-4 by Jelena Jankovic.
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The Russian revolution in women&#39;s tennis appears to be expanding further after Alina Jidkova saw off former world number one Serena Williams in the second round of the Generali Ladies Linz in Austria.
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Venus Williams crumbled under a barrage of power-hitting from Jelena Jankovic as the Serbian stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 win on Thursday.
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Look at the field at the WTA Championships, it looks more like the Kremlin Cup than a tennis tournament in Los Angeles. Wednesdayâs first day of action had four of the five
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In some countries, the national spectator sport is soccer or tennis. In Ukraine, the joke goes, it's elections.
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At Wimbledon, it's Rafael Nadal's turn to try and make some history.
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And now another Serb is heard from. A Serbian whose favorite light reading is Dostoevsky, who yearned to be a blond and tried it for a while, dropped by Wimbledon yesterday, black-bearded, to make it a blacker day for the first of the notables to tumble.
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Maria Sharapova loses her French Open semifinal to Ana Ivanovic, a Serbian teenager who soared to a 6-2, 6-1 victory Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final. Justine Henin also advances.
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Upsets in the womenâs bracket at Wimbledon showcased the gameâs depth and parity as Czech Nicole Vaidisova toppled defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and Franceâs Marion Bartoli ousted third seed Jelena Jankovic.
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It was just about a year ago that Jennifer Capriati had this very same feeling. There she was, in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the lights glaring, more than 20,000 fans screaming. Only the opponent was different, as Capriati faced Justine Henin-Hardenne, serving for what would become one of the most important matches of her career. But that night, ...
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Sport: Wimbledon: Fernando Gonzalez became the first top ten seed to crash out, defeated in five sets by Janko Tipsarevic.
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Maria Sharapova of Russia screams after missing a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.
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Sport: Novak Djokovic is the Australian Open favourite, but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has the fans' support
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Police defended their use of pepper spray on rowdy tennis fans and the sport's big guns kept on blasting at Melbourne Park as the Australian Open got back on track on Wednesday.