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Internazionali Femminili di Palermo July 8 Results and July 9 Schedule
 
Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo Palermo, Italy $145,000 (Tier IV) Red Clay / Outdoors July 7-13, 2008 Results - Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Singles - First Round Rossana de los Ríos (PAR) d. (3) Aravane Rezai (FRA) 64 61 (Q) Margalita Chaknashvili (GEO) d. (6) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 46 76(4) 64 (7) Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) d. Renata Voracova (CZE) 64 36 63 Lourdes ...

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Gaz de France Grand Prix July 8 Results and July 9 Schedule
 
Gaz de France Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary $175,000 (Tier III) Red Clay / Outdoors July 7-13, 2008 Results - Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Singles - First Round Greta Arn (HUN) d. (4) Iveta Benesova (CZE) 64 64 Karolina Sprem (CRO) d. (6) Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 75 62 (7) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 63 62 Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (8) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 62 64 ...

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Handing Out the Wimbledon Awards
 
Venus Williams left Wimbledon with the top honors, but who else deserved commendation after a fortnight in SW 19? Feel free to leave your own picks in the comments! Best Player: Venus Williams Best Surprise of the Championships: Jie Zheng Best Quote: Serena Williams “I’m going to sabotage her and eat all the breakfast. I’ll eat all the Wheaties so she doesn’t have any ...

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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: July 7, 2008
 
Ana Ivanovic held onto the No. 1 ranking Monday when the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour released the post-Wimbledon rankings. Jelena Jankovic moved up to No. 2, while Wimbledon champion Venus Williams stayed at No. 7. Agnieszka Radwanska became the first Polish woman in history to reach the Top 10. 2007 POINTS DROPPED ON JULY 7: Wimbledon (Grand Slam) Top 20 Rankings (July 7, 2008) 1. Ana ...

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Internazionali Femminili di Palermo July 7 Results and July 8 Schedule
 
Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo Palermo, Italy $145,000 (Tier IV) Red Clay / Outdoors July 7-13, 2008 Order of Play - Monday, July 7, 2008 Centrale (from 15.00hrs) 1. Suárez Navarro vs. Zahlavova Strycova 2. Vakulenko vs. Santangelo (NB 17.00hrs) 3. Hsieh vs. Errani (NB 19.00hrs) 4. Pennetta vs. Kloesel (NB 20.45hrs) Court 2 (from 15.00hrs) 1. Gajdosova vs. ...

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Gaz de France Grand Prix July 7 Results and July 8 Schedule
 
Gaz de France Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary $175,000 (Tier III) Red Clay / Outdoors July 7-13, 2008 Results - Monday, July 7, 2008 Singles - First Round (3) Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. (WC) Teodora Mircic (SRB) 63 61 (5) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Kira Nagy (HUN) 62 62 Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d. Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) 63 62 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. (WC) Palma Kiraly (HUN) 60 ...

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Jie Zheng to Donate Wimbledon Prize Money to Earthquake Relief
 
Her Wimbledon prize money would have been the biggest paycheck of her career, but Jie Zheng has announced her plans to donate her percentage to earthquake relief in China. Although she must give a portion of her earnings to the Chinese Tennis Association, the total amount awarded was $373,000 for her semifinal finish. “I will donate all my portion,” Zheng said. “Apart ...

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Aces and Faults: Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur Win Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon
 
Aces Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur won the 2008 Mixed Doubles title at Wimbledon on Sunday. ( Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ) Veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn has no plans to retire from professional tennis yet. ( Sportal ) Visit The Tennis Times , a new blog analyzing the ATP and WTA Tours. ( The Tennis Times ) Sandra Klemenschits plans to return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour later this month at ...

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Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Main Draw and July 7 Schedule of Play
 
Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo Palermo, Italy $145,000 (Tier IV) Red Clay / Outdoors July 7-13, 2008 Order of Play - Monday, July 7, 2008 Centrale (from 15.00hrs) 1. Suárez Navarro vs. Zahlavova Strycova 2. Vakulenko vs. Santangelo (NB 17.00hrs) 3. Hsieh vs. Errani (NB 19.00hrs) 4. Pennetta vs. Kloesel (NB 20.45hrs) Court 2 (from 15.00hrs) 1. Gajdosova vs. ...

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Gaz de France Grand Prix Main Draw and July 7 Schedule of Play
 
Gaz de France Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary $175,000 (Tier III) Red Clay / Outdoors July 7-13, 2008 Order of Play - Monday, July 7, 2008 Centre (from 12.00hrs) 1. Karatantcheva vs. Zoric (Singles Q Final) 2. Safarova vs. Nagy 3. Groenefeld vs. Kiraly (NB 16.00hrs) Court 4 (from 12.00hrs) 1. Evtimova vs. Kucova (Singles Q Final) 2. Pironkova vs. Mircic 3. Klepac/Stewart vs. ...

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Wimbledon July 6 Schedule of Play
 
Wimbledon 2008 Schedule for Day 13: Sunday, July 6, 2008 Centre Court 2.00 pm 1. Gentlemen’s Singles Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2] 2. Mixed Doubles Mike Bryan (USA)[1] v. Bob Bryan (USA) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[1] Samantha Stosur (AUS) Court 1 2.00 pm 1. Boys’ Singles - Finals Henri Kontinen (FIN) v. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)[9] 2. Senior ...

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Excerpts from Venus Williams’ Post-Wimbledon Press Interview
 
Venus Williams won her seventh Grand Slam title on Saturday with a decisive victory over her sister Serena at Wimbledon. Read Venus’ comments about winning her fifth Venus Rosewater dish and whether this win signals the start of another era of dominance by the Williams family in excerpts from her post-championship press conference. Q. How concerned were you early? She came out ...

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Venus Williams Defeats Serena for Fifth Wimbledon Championship Tennis Title
 
In what was a stunning display of high-quality tennis, Venus Williams has defeated her sister Serena in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 for the 2008 Wimbledon ladies’ singles title. Venus had not beaten Serena in a Grand Slam singles final since their very first major championship at the 2001 US Open. This is a developing story. Please check back soon for more information.

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My Sister Says . . .
 
Venus and Serena Williams may be opponents in the Wimbledon final, but above all they are sisters. Over the past two weeks, they have been asked countless questions about their relationship. Serena about whether Venus is the favorite for the title: “I would never sit here and say she’s the favorite when I’m still in the draw. What are you on?” Venus on the ...

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Wimbledon July 5, 2008 Schedule
Wimbledon 2008 Schedule for Day 12: Saturday, July 5, 2008 Centre Court 2.00 pm 1. Ladies’ Singles Serena Williams (USA)[6] v. Venus Williams (USA)[7] 2. Gentlemen’s Doubles Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)[8] v. Daniel Nestor (CAN)[2] Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)[8] Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)[2] 3. Ladies’ Doubles Lisa Raymond (USA)[16] v. Serena Williams (USA)[11] Samantha Stosur ...
Enter Your Championships Pick Now in the Wimbledon Contest
 
The featured match for the championship round at Wimbledon is between No. 6 Serena Williams and No. 7 Venus Williams. For more information about the contest and its prizes or to leave your pick, please go here .

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Wimbledon July 4, 2008 Schedule
 
Wimbledon 2008 Schedule for Day 11: Friday, July 4, 2008 Centre Court 1.00 pm 1. Gentlemen’s Singles Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Marat Safin (RUS) 2. Gentlemen’s Singles Rainer Schuettler (GER) v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2] 3. Mixed Doubles Bob Bryan (USA) v. Jamie Murray (GBR)[12] Samantha Stosur (AUS) Liezel Huber (USA)[12] Court 1 1.00 pm 1. Ladies’ Doubles Serena ...

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Venus Williams vs. Serena Williams
 
Upset was the name of the game at Wimbledon last week, opening the door to an all-Williams final–a sibling matchup that hasn’t been seen at the All England Club since 2003. Four-time Wimbledon champ Venus Williams and two-time champ and younger sister, Serena Williams have amassed 14 Grand Slam singles titles between them – not to mention six Grand Slam double titles, and four ...

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Watch Serena Williams and Jie Zheng’s Match Online Now with Wimbledon LIVE
 
NBC Sports has decided to show tape-delayed coverage of Serena Williams’ semifinal match against Jie Zheng at 12:00 pm ET on Thursday. However if you are one of the millions of tennis fans who prefer to follow live tennis, you can watch a live internet stream of the match through MediaZone’s Wimbledon LIVE. For the third consecutive year, MediaZone is the Official Live ...

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Venus Williams Reaches Championship Match at Wimbledon
 
Venus Williams has reached her seventh Championships at Wimbledon final on Thursday after a solid 6-1, 7-6 (3) defeat of Russia’s Elena Dementieva. Williams, the 2007 defending champion, will await the winner of the second semifinal between Serena Williams and Jie Zheng. Dementieva was overpowered from the beginning by Williams’ first serve and only converted one of seven ...

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