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What It’s Like to Face a 150 M.P.H. Tennis Serve
What's it like to stare down some of the fastest professional serves in tennis? See for yourself in this video.
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Novak Djokovic edges Roger Federer to win 3rd Wimbledon title
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in four sets to win his third Wimbledon championship.
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Novak Djokovic tops Roger Federer in second straight Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer to claim the men's Wimbledon title for the second straight year Sunday. The Serbian player and the tournament's No. 1 seed put in a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 match against No. 2 Federer, an effort broken up by a rain delay. In last year's matchup, it took Djokovic five sets to defeat Federer. The victory marks the 28-year-old's third Wimbledon title and ninth Grand Slam win.
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Djokovic wins third Wimbledon title
Defending champion Novak Djokovic saw off seven-time champion Roger Federer in four sets to win his third Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam title. The Serb, 28, won 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 to overtake the likes of Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl in the all-time list of major winners. Federer, 33, had hoped to become the first man to win Wimbledon eight times. The Swiss won a thrilling second set tie-break but Djokovic came through to win in two hours and 56 minutes.
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We can only make excuses for so long, Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios has to do something about his behaviour after his sledge against Stan Wawrinka. The good will is evaporating. The excuses that can be proffered are running woefully short.
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Williams stunned by Vinci in semis
Serena Williams's hopes of securing a calendar Grand Slam are ended with a shock US Open semi-final defeat by Roberta Vinci.
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The Mind-Bending Physics of a Tennis Ball’s Spin
Tennis has been called the game of inches, of kings, of poets, of love, of errors, of endurance, of a lifetime. But those are mostly metaphors. Really, tennis is the game of spin. Watch Novak Djokovic send arcing yellow streaks from beyond his baseline to the bleeding edge of his opponent’s backcourt. Watch Rafael Nadal’s ground strokes cross a foot or more above the net, then drop like tactical bombs to the competition’s ad corner.
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Pennetta wins US Open women's title
Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci to win her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, and then announced her retirement. Pennetta, the 26th seed, won 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to become only the second Italian woman to win one of the tennis majors. She then said: "I make a big decision in my life - this is the way I like to say goodbye to tennis."
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20th September 1973 - King triumphs in Battle of Sexes
Top women’s player Billie Jean King, 29, beats Bobby Riggs, 55, a former No. 1 ranked men’s player. Riggs (1918-1995), a self-proclaimed male chauvinist, had boasted that women were inferior, that they couldn’t handle the pressure of the game and that even at his age he could beat any female player.
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Big Ball Tennis
Big Ball Tennis is the new sport taking the tennis world by the balls. Read how to play it, what equipment you need, and why you'll never want to play boring 'ol tennis again.
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What to do about Syrian refugees? Novak Djokovic just nailed it.
The Serbian tennis star knows what it's like to live through war.
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Serena Williams Named the 'Sports Illustrated' Sportsperson of the Year
Williams is the first individual woman to be selected to the honor since track champion Mary Decker in 1983.
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Tennis Match Fixing: Evidence of Suspected Match Fixing Revealed
Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top of world tennis, including at Wimbledon.
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The Tennis Racket: Secret Files Expose Evidence Of Match Fixing
Betting worth billions. Elite players. Violent threats. Covert messages with Sicilian gamblers. And suspicious matches at Wimbledon. Leaked files expose match-fixing evidence that tennis authorities have kept secret for years. By Heidi Blake and John Templon.
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Maria Sharapova failed drugs test at Australian Open
Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion, is provisionally suspended from 12 March pending further action. "I did fail the test and take full responsibility for it," said Sharapova, who won the Wimbledon title as a 17-year-old in 2004.
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Sharapova banned for two years by ITF
Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova was handed a two-year ban by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday following her positive test for banned drug meldonium at this year's Australian Open.
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Serena Wins 300th Slam Match
The victory pushed Williams past Chrissie Evert into second for career Slam victories in the Open era. Williams trails only Martina Navratilova, who went 306-49 in her career.
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Serena Wins, Catches Graf with Slam Title No. 22
Serena Williams captured her seventh career Wimbledon singles championship, tying Steffi Graf's Open era record with her 22nd Grand Slam title.
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Andy Murray wins Wimbledon by beating Milos Raonic
Britain's Andy Murray becomes Wimbledon champion for the second time with a superb performance against sixth seed Milos Raonic.
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U.S. Open Pressure Points: No. 1 seed Serena Williams and her race against time
Approaching 35 and with a new challenger to her throne, can the all-time great do it again?
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