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Roger Federer Beats Andy Murray for Record-Tying 7th Wimbledon Title

Joe Student — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:37:46 +0000

Roger Federer soundly defeated Britain’s Andy Murray, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, on Sunday at Wimbledon to win his seventh men’s singles title and tie Pete Sampras’ open-era record for championships at the All England Club.

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2012 Wimbledon Report: Serena Williams Wins Fifth Wimbledon Title

Joe Student — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:00:24 +0000

Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, on Saturday to capture her fifth Wimbledon title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

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Rafael Nadal and 10 Other Tennis Greats Who Dominated the Sport

Danny Groner — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:35:59 +0000

Rafael Nadal broke a tennis record on Monday when he netted his seventh French Open title, further putting him in the upper echelons of the sport’s history.

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Rafael Nadal Wins Record Seventh French Open Title

Joe Student — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:37:22 +0000

Rafael Nadal beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, on Monday to win the championship of the rain-delayed French Open.

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Maria Sharapova Wins French Open, Captures Career Grand Slam

Joe Student — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:34:26 +0000

Maria Sharapova easily defeated Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 to win her first French Open in Paris on Saturday. With the victory, Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam and became just the 10th woman to win all four major tennis tournaments (Wimbledon and the Australian, French and U.S. opens).

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Week in Sports: NFL Teams Tested, Snowboarders Sail Through the Air, and More

Aaron Galloway — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:15:26 +0000

This week in sports, the contenders for the Vince Lombardi trophy were whittled down to four, tennis stars competed for the Australian Open title, and snowboarders defied gravity at the Snowboard World Championships in Spain

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