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The Star
| 1 year ago
Of the last 35 Majors stretching back to Wimbledon in 2003, 31 have been won by the big three. And in the seven years since Marat Safin clinched the 2005 Australian Open, only Del Potro, at the US Open in 2009, has broken the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Caption competition News in pictures On Facebook Sport blogs Fernando Santos leads Greece into this summer's Euro 2012 tournament in a calm yet confident mood. As England supporters, we should scorn at any such deciding factor within football...The...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Story continues below Even Hewitt would admit to being a raging underdog to shatter Djokovic's dreams of becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four grand slam trophies. But that's just how he likes it. "He's going to be...
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Tennis
| 1 year ago
Roger Federer, who missed an opportunity to win four straight majors twice in his career, in 2006 and 2007, when he was stopped by Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros after winning Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and Australian Open titles consecutively, says...
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Tennis
| 1 year ago
Even though his uncle Goran has resigned as tournament director, Novak Djokovic says that at this point, his family has no plans to sell the ATP tournament in Belgrade, but would not commit to saying what the future of the event is...A Serbian...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles Nadal has won two of the three ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events this year and on both occasions recorded straight-sets victories in the final over the man seen as his closest rival, Novak Djokovic. The victory in Monte Carlo, in particular,...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 1 year ago
Also of interest Good morrrrning San Diego What's happening today : It's all but accepted that the fences at Petco Park will be moved in after the 2012 season. This Just In all in favor of Petco becoming more hitter friendly. Better to lose 6-4 than...
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News 24
| 1 year ago
Roger Federer on Friday backed six-time champion Rafael Nadal to shatter Novak Djokovic's historic bid to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four Grand Slam titles. World number one Djokovic already has the Wimbledon, US Open and Australian...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
Novak Djokovic's bid to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time hit its first hurdle on Friday when Roger Federer became a potential French Open semi-final opponent. In stark contrast, defending champion...
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Reuters
| 1 year ago
Topics Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) and Li Na of China pose with French Tennis Federation (FFT) President Jean Gachassin (C) during the draw ceremony for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 25, 2012, two days...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Andy Murray must overcome defending champion Rafael Nadal should he wish to reach his first French Open final after being handed a tough draw for the Roland-Garros event. The Brit, who is yet to claim a Grand Slam title in his eight-year professional...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Novak Djokovic's bid to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship — and first at the French Open — might require a semifinal victory over Roger Federer.
Friday's draw set them up to face each other in Paris at the same stage as...
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Arizona Republic
| 1 year ago
If Novak Djokovic is going to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title, he might have to beat Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals. Friday's draw set them up to face each other in Paris at the same stage as last year, when Federer ended...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
How history can be made at Roland Garros For what seems like an eternity, the Grand Slams have served up arguably the most breath-taking sporting performances on the planet...Taking the last two as an example, the US Open semi-final between Djokovic...
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The Durango Herald
| 1 year ago
The womens singles final is June 9; the mens singles final is June 10...Federer had defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, ending the Serbs unbeaten start to the season. It remains Djokovics only loss in the last five Grand Slam tournaments. Li...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
French Open is 'biggest Grand Slam' this year The amount at stake at the French Open makes it the biggest Grand Slam of the year, according to former Roland Garros finalist Robin Soderling. Success in Paris would see Novak Djokovic hold all four...
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The Daily Courier
| 1 year ago
The red clay of the French Open really took off with the international success of the French Musketeers, who visited the United States in 1927 and defeated our Davis Cup team. They continued their reign for five more years and ended with six...
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Epoch Times
| 1 year ago
May 24, 2012 The second Grand Slam tournament of the year has belonged to the King of Clay Rafael Nadal the past six out of seven years. The Spaniard is bidding to eclipse the record he holds with Sweden's Bjorn Borg to become the first player in...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Novak Djokovic will stand on the brink of history when the French Open begins on Sunday. It is 43 years since one man held all four Grand Slam titles Rod Laver won a pure Grand Slam in 1969, claiming the four majors in the same year and Djokovic, the...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Story continues below The perennial favourite's sole defeat came on wretched blue court in Madrid against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, hardly Nadal's Kryptonite having lost all previous 13 encounters with the 10-times grand slam champion. Nadal...
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NY Daily News
| 1 year ago
Uniqlo announced May 23 that its latest global brand ambassador is tennis ace Novak Djokovic , with the sports star to showcase match wear designed by the retailer at the upcoming Roland-Garros French Open. Djokovic, who is the world's top-ranked...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
11-Lost in Semifinals, '10-QF, '09-3rd Round, '08-SF, '07-SF Topspin: Winner of the past three Grand Slam tournaments and aiming to be the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four in a row. ... Also trying to become the eighth man with a career...
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Merced Sun-Star
| 1 year ago
They can meet each other only in the final June 10, and that is what many expect to happen...And Nadal might very well be the best in history on clay: Since 2005, he is 220-9, a .961 winning percentage. That includes not only his six championships at...
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Japan Times
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal could become the first man to win seven Roland Garros titles, but Novak Djokovic and a rejuvenated Roger Federer are braced to slam the door shut on the Spaniard's history-making campaign. Ever since the early, members-only French...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
When the French Open draw is revealed Friday, much of the attention will be on the paths presented to two men: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Nadal is bidding for a record seventh title at Roland Garros. Djokovic will be trying to...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
The 25-year-old Serb will be seeded one at the French Open, courtesy of the top ranking that goes with being the current Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champion. However, few will mark him down as favourite with Nadal, who Djokovic calls the "...
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The Nation
| 1 year ago
Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president & CEO of leading global Japanese retailer Fast Retailing, said that the company will use the most innovative fabrics and technologies to develop match wear that can contribute to the performance of a globally...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles Rafael Nadal managed to beat Nojak Djokovic with a score of 7-5, 6-3 last Monday...Djokovic was able to beat Nadal for the past seven straight finals. Though both players have shown good playing skills in the Italian Open, both Nadal and...
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Japan Today
| 1 year ago
Fast Retailing's Uniqlo has signed tennis star Novak Djokovic to a five-year contract in an attempt to increase its brand appeal among European and U.S.-based shoppers as the company looks to expand outside its home market of Japan. The deal, for an...
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Freshness Mag
| 1 year ago
During a press conference at Paris' Hotel Ritz earlier today, the Japanese apparel giant announced it signed a five-year deal with Novak Djokovic , the current #1 tennis player in the world. Already staked claims to championship titles at the...
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Tennis
| 1 year ago
Novak Djokovic has ended his relationship with clothing manufacturer Sergio Tacchini and has signed with the Japanese company Uniqlo. Djokovic will wear shirts with a new logo at Roland Garros. Uniqlo, which is subsidiary of Fast Retailing Co., also...
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CNN
| 1 year ago
Nadal wins record sixth title in Rome updated 1:20 PM EDT, Mon May 21, 2012 Rafael Nadal moved to number two on the world rankings after beating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters. (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal won a record sixth title at the...
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Independent
| 1 year ago
Tuesday May 22 2012 THE world's three best players continue to exchange places and overtake each other like leaves floating in a stream. Only a week after ceding the No 2 position to Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal stepped back up again by winning the...
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The Journal Gazette
| 1 year ago
The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy and split with general manager Otis Smith on Monday, the culmination of a season in which Orlando was ensnared in a long-running soap opera with Dwight Howard and made another first-round playoff exit. It's time...
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Sacramento Bee
| 1 year ago
McClain was sentenced Thursday to 180 days in jail and fined $2,000 by a municipal court judge, then freed pending appeal...McClain's attorney, Harvey Steinberg, called the verdict "meaningless" in anticipation of a jury trial...Rishard Tapscott, the...
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The Local
| 1 year ago
The 27-year-old will also miss the Grand Slam events at Roland Garros and Wimbledon prior to the London Games. "The Olympic Games are always special. It's not that it's difficult to miss a particular event but that I really want to replay," said...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
With six French Open titles already under his belt you would have thought that Rafael Nadal hardly needed a morale-booster going into Roland Garros, but the 25-year-old Spaniard struck a significant psychological blow with his 7-5, 6-3 victory over...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles The victory is Nadal's second consecutive over Djokovic, following a run of seven defeats, all in finals. And after also winning in straight sets in the final of Monte Carlo last month, the six-time French Open champion will now be favorite...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
Tamira Paszek overcame a second-set blip to beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Strasbourg International on Monday. Rafael Nadal showed he's still the man to beat on clay, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 Monday in...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 1 year ago
A man testified Monday that he saw Roger Clemens at a 1998 Jose Canseco pool party that the former pitcher has denied attending, which is one of the false statements prosecutors allege Clemens made in his 2008 congressional deposition. Rafael Nadal...
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News 24
| 1 year ago
South Africa's top-ranked women's player, Chanelle Scheepers, has climbed back up the world tennis rankings after a solid performance in Rome last week. Scheepers, who reached the third round at the Italian Open, rose five places to 45th in the...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 1 year ago
Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the trophy after winning his final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) AP 9:53 a.m., May 21, 2012 Also of interest Serbia's...
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Tennis
| 1 year ago
Novak Djokovic concedes that the Spaniard is still a superior player on the surface, but still believes that he has a chance to compete the "Nole Slam" (four consecutive non-calendar year majors) at Roland Garros. "He is always the favorite even if I...
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Tennis
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal says that comments he made last summer about having to improve some areas of his game in order to stay with No. Novak Djokovic came more from the heart than from his head. " I said this when I lose some finals and you cannot expect to be...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win a record sixth Italian Open title. The Spaniard won 7-5 6-3 in the final, which had been delayed by a day because of rain...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal won his record sixth Italian Open title Monday by beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3. Djokovic made 41 unforced errors in the match, including a double-fault on the last point to give Nadal his 49th career title and his 35th on...
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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with the trophy after winning his men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome May 21, 2012...AM EDT Rafa Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillip ahead of his French...
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Merced Sun-Star
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to win the Italian Open for a record sixth time. Djokovic had 41 unforced errors, including a double-fault on the last point to give Nadal his 49th career title. Djokovic played well at...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 1 year ago
Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic on Monday, defeating the world number one 7-5, 6-3. It was sweet revenge for a straight sets loss to the Serb in last year's final and the win means that...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Pole vault queen, Olympic champion Elena Isinbayeva has been named the most successful Russian female athlete...After losing the first set 6-4, the Russian looked down and out when she trailed four games to love in the second. But somehow she clawed...
