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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup with a stomach ailment. The second-ranked Sharapova told organizers she picked up the bug at the London Olympics. Sharapova won the silver medal at the games after losing to Serena Williams in the...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Frank Pingue Reuters Published Wednesday, Aug. 08 2012, 1:03 PM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Aug. 08 2012, 1:03 PM EDT World number two Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Montreal Cup because of a bad stomach virus that has been bothering the...
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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
7 August 2012 Serena Williams has been criticised for glamourising gang culture after breaking into a controversial 'Crip Walk' on Wimbledon's grass court. Celebrating her spectacular Olympic win on Saturday, the tennis star performed a spontaneous...
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Reuters
| 10 months ago
Topics Russia's Maria Sharapova poses with her silver medal after receiving it during the presentation ceremony following the women's singles gold medal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 4, 2012.
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Story Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the tournament's first seed, won Olympic gold in mixed doubles since 1924 on Sunday at Wimbledon. She and partner Max Mirnyi defeated Olympic men's singles champion Andy Murray and Laura Robson of Great...
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US Magazine
| 10 months ago
Julian Finney/Getty Serena Williams can dance if she wants to! The 30-year-old tennis superstar made history on Sunday when she beat Maria Sharapova -- winning her first singles gold medal ever and becoming the second woman in history to nab the "...
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The Age
| 10 months ago
We've been winning this title since 2000 but it's easier said than done" .....Carl Lewis, Dawn Fraser, Michael Phelps and the rest - add Serena and Venus Williams. The American sisters now have four gold medals each in their collection after their 6-...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
A day after completing a career Golden Slam, Serena Williams still wants more. Williams was already thinking about defending her Olympic tennis gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games only hours after teaming with big sister Venus to win the...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
On Sunday, tennis legend Serena Williams made history not only as the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam, but also as the first woman to do the crip walk after a historic win. Serena Williams won her first singles gold medal by crushing...
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Gawker
| 10 months ago
The bluster that helped Serena Williams blow past rival Maria Sharapova in Saturday's women's singles final wasn't as helpful during the medal ceremony when it caused one of the Olympics more embarrassing flag-related blunders yet. The loosely...
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Taiwan News
| 10 months ago
The Olympics changed Wimbledon, which became a more lively, colorful place, from the purple backstops to tennis outfits of every hue. And Wimbledon changed Olympic tennis, too, raising the profile of an event that has long operated in the shadows of...
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Celebuzz
| 10 months ago
Sunday night's competition at the 2012 London Olympics included results that were both expected and surprising. Perhaps most surprising was McKayla Maroney's disappointing performance in the Women's Individual Vault finals, in which the 16-year-old...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
The Williams sisters defeated Hlavackova and Hradecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the Gold Medal. Fla., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Serena Williams collected the gold medal at the Olympics but silver medalist Maria Sharapova was the one to improve her world women's tennis...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
In the men`s ATP rankings, the top ten remained unchanged except for Argentina`s Juan Martin del Potro moving from ninth to eighth after winning bronze at the Olympics. London Games` runner-up Federer retained the top spot, while Britain`s gold...
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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
6 August 2012 American tennis fans watching the medal ceremony for women's singles tennis gasped when the American flag being hoisted above the stadium fell from its crossbar and fluttered to the ground. But only the Americans who happened to be in...
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Miami Herald
| 10 months ago
Olympics Track and field Lightning struck twice at the Olympics. In My Opinion Usain Bolt, usually the personification of confidence, admitted he was tense before the start of the men's 100-meter dash as he warmed up inside Olympic Stadium. He kept...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 10 months ago
Stepping out for a delicious dinner, Maria Sharapova was seen leaving Zuma restaurant in London, England on Saturday night (August 4). The 25-year-old tennis starlet looked stunning in a black mini skirt, orange blouse and patterned blazer as she...
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Just Jared
| 10 months ago
45 pm Maria Sharapova shows off her gorgeous smile as she steps out to celebrate her silver medal win with dinner at Zuma restaruant on Saturday (August 4) in London, England. The 25-year-old Russian tennis superstar took silver in women's singles at...
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Miami Herald
| 10 months ago
Less than 24 hours after winning her first Olympic singles gold medal, Serena Williams was celebrating again...Williams and her older sister, Venus, defeated Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4 for the Olympic doubles...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Andy Murray rode a wave of British euphoria Sunday as he routed Roger Federer for Olympic tennis gold, while Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake prepared for a 100m sprint billed as the fastest race in history...Just four weeks after losing to the Swiss at...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
52 a.m., Aug. 5, 2012 United States' Serena Williams, left, celebrates with partner Venus Williams, right, after defeating Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka and Andrea Hlavackova in a women's doubles gold medal tennis match at the All England Lawn...
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DAWN
| 10 months ago
Maria Sharapova insists she was powerless to prevent the most one-sided women's final in Olympic history as the Russian's gold medal dreams were crushed by Serena Williams on Saturday. Sharapova was on the receiving end of a Williams masterclass on...
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Tennis
| 10 months ago
Serena became the first woman in history to win the career Golden Slam all four majors and the Olympics in both singles and doubles. "Lately I've just been focused only on tennis, nothing else, no distractions, no life," said the 30-year-old Serena. "...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
The straight-sets victory comes less than a month after Federer beat Murray in four sets in the Wimbledon final. Murray made short work of his Swiss opponent, who took gold at the Beijing Games in 2008 in men's doubles. Federer had the mental edge on...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
Britain's Andy Murray touched off a festival at Wimbledon's Centre Court Sunday, winning the Olympic gold medal over the world's No...Murray has played in and lost four times in the finals of major championships, but on a day in which rain gave way...
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Los Angeles Times
| 10 months ago
Put sisters Venus and Serena Williams on the same side of the court and they simply do not lose when it comes to the Olympics...They made it a tidy three-peat Sunday at the All England Club, beating Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka and Andrea...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
China's Lin Dan overhauled Lee Chong Wei in the final of the men's badminton singles on Sunday to become the first man to defend the title and break Malaysian hearts once again. Lee charged out of the blocks to raise Malaysian hopes of a first ever...
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The Hindu
| 10 months ago
AP Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States celebrate their victory in the gold medal women's doubles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Aug 5, 2012. Venus and Serena Williams became...
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Orlando Sentinel Online
| 10 months ago
Williams sisters win third doubles gold Reuters 9:58 a.m. Serena and Venus Williams retained the Olympic tennis women's doubles gold with a 6-4 6-4 win over Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka on Sunday, becoming the first tennis players...
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The Dish Rag
| 10 months ago
Venus and Serena Williams win third gold medal at 2012 Summer Olympics A day after Serena Williams won her first Olympic singles gold medal, she and sister Venus Williams took the court against the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie...
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BBC
| 10 months ago
Venus and Serena Williams Serena & Venus Williams win third Olympics tennis doubles gold for US Venus and Serena Williams made Olympic history as they became the first pair to win the women's doubles three times. Despite being short of their best...
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OK! Magazine
| 10 months ago
She trounced on her opponent, Maria Sharapova , and became the second woman to win all four major tennis tournaments and Olympic gold. Steffi Graf is the other woman; she accomplished the feat in 1988...Olympic tennis team, told The New York Times ,...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 10 months ago
England Serena Williams teamed with big sister Venus to win the women's doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, adding to the gold she won a day earlier in singles. The American sisters beat Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
VOA News August 05, 2012 The world's fastest men line up at the London Olympics Sunday in the 100-meter race where fans will be looking to see if Jamaica's Usain Bolt will be able to keep his Olympic crown. American tennis-playing sisters Serena and...
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BDNews24
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams demolished Russia's Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1 to grab Olympic tennis singles gold on Saturday, becoming the first player in the sport to win all four grand slams and an Olympic title in both singles and doubles. Having completed the...
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The Olympia
| 10 months ago
England As Serena Williams stood atop the medal podium, her career Golden Slam complete thanks to an Olympic rout, the gusty wind on Centre Court blew the U.S. flag off its pole midway through the national anthem...It was probably flying to come hug...
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EW - PopWatch
| 10 months ago
Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, the four most coveted awards in the entertainment industry...In tennis, the analogous feat for a singles player is a Career Golden Grand Slam, which means having won all four Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon,...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
American tennis star Serena Williams captured the women's singles gold medal Saturday at the London Olympics about one month after capturing the Wimbledon title on the same court. On a sunny, windy day, Serena Williams came out with power and a...
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Epoch Times
| 10 months ago
August 4, 2012 Serena Williams hits a return to Russia's Maria Sharapova during their women's singles final tennis match at the 2012 London Olympic Games. (Luis Acosta/AFP/GettyImages) Serena Williams, fresh from a Grand Slam win at Wimbledon, was...
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Pop Crunch
| 10 months ago
Serena. who has taken gold in previous Olympics playing along-side her sister, Venus, now can hang her hat on her singles medal...I never thought this would happen, a thrilled Serena said after her match against Maria Sharapova. I've always said it...
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US Magazine
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams won her first singles gold medal at the London Olympics on Saturday after defeating Maria Sharapova -- and instantly celebrating by screaming and dancing (or "crip walking") on the court. With the victory, the 30-year-old tennis...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
With Williams wearing her women`s singles gold, the medallists` flags were hoisted as the Star-Spangled Banner played, but a gust of wind blew the US flag away, leaving only the Russian and Belarusian flags flying. The incident brought smiles from...
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The independent
| 10 months ago
Barely two months after losing in the first round of a Grand tournament for the first time in her career, Serena Williams today continued the stunning turnaround in her summer by claiming one of the few honours to have eluded her. In beating Maria...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams clinched her first Olympic singles gold medal with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in the most one-sided women's final in the history of the Games on Saturday. Williams' victory, which surpassed Suzanne Lenglen's 6-3, 6-0 win...
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Tennis
| 10 months ago
The fact that Williams had lost just 16 games in five matches and her lopsided head-to-head against Sharapova she leads 8-2 and hasn't lost to the Russian since 2004 should have led us to expect a comprehensive victory, but perhaps only Williams...
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People.com
| 10 months ago
The reigning Wimbledon champion returned Saturday to the grass surface of Centre Court (the tennis venue at the London Games ) to compete against Russia's Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final and dominated. Williams, who served three aces in...
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NY Daily News
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams pulverized Maria Sharapova in 62 minutes on Saturday, 6-0, 6-1, to win her first Olympic gold medal in singles, matching Steffi Graf's so-called Golden Slam that includes titles in all four majors and the Summer Games. In so doing,...
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The Dish Rag
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams makes history in 2012 Summer Olympics women's singles gold medal match Serena Williams thoroughly thumped Maria Sharapova in the women's singles gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning 6-0, 6-1 in a match that lasted...
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The independent
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams continued her amazing form today by beating Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win gold. The 14-times grand slam winner only dropped one game in the women's final at Wimbledon, meaning she has only lost 17 in the entire tournament.
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Sun Sentinel
| 10 months ago
Serena Williams won her first Olympic tennis women's singles gold Saturday with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Russia's Maria Sharapova on Wimbledon 's Centre Court. The unstoppable American, who dropped just 16 games in her five singles matches en route...
