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Mark Weil Announces Opening of Junior Tennis Camps in Shanghai, China
Original at Lawntennisnews
• Wed, Jun 17
Netherlands Top-ranked Rafael Nadal may play at a grass-court exhibition tournament in England on Friday to prepare for Wimbledon. Nadal won the title at Wimbledon last year, but he lost in the fourth round of French Open this month. He pulled out of the Queen's ...
Safina a straight-set winner at Ordina
Original at United Press International
• Wed, Jun 17
Dinara Safina, shown during the 2009 French Open, was a solid 6-3, 6-3, winner Wednesday in the second round of a grass-court tournament in the Netherlands. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement) | Enlarge 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 17 (UPI) -- No. ...
Ackley sets CWS mark in Tar Heels' 11-4 win
Original at Baltimore Sun
• Wed, Jun 17
Washington Post United States Tennis: French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lost in the first round of the WTA grass-court tournament in Eastbourne, England, falling, 6-0, 6-3, to Aleksandra Wozniack. Youth football: Former Kansas City Chiefs executive Carl Peterson is the new ...
Safina wins Ordina opener
Original at MiamiHerald.com
• Tue, Jun 16
1 star Dinara Safina was an easy opening-round winner Tuesday at the $220000 Ordina Open, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. The French Open and Australian Open runner-up Safina got past German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-0, 6-3 on Day 3 at Autotron ...
Fierce Competition Reigns At French Open - American Men Out
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, May 30
By Rachel Bobak Last year was an upset at the French Open. Federer was on Nadal's turf, who is a two-time defending champion on clay. He conquers the clay court, unlike Federer who conquers the grass court. But last year on June 11, 2006, Federer lost to his tennis nemesis and ultimate opponent 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7...