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At the Net: Young guns chip away at old guard

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Sure, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are still in contention for another Wimbledon title, but fellow greats Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Li Na and Victoria Azarenka are not. The men’s final has […]

Murray, Djokovic, Kvitova, Venus headline Day 1 at Wimbledon

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champions Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams headline Monday’s schedule for the opening day of play at Wimbledon. Murray will have the honor of playing the first match on Centre Court as […]

Murray, Djokovic, Kvitova, Venus headline Day 1 at Wimbledon

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champions Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams headline Monday’s schedule for the opening day of play at Wimbledon. Murray will have the honor of playing the first match on Centre Court as […]

Serena, Sharapova could meet in Wimbledon QFs

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova could meet in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in two weeks after the draw was revealed on Friday. If the top-seeded five-time Wimbledon champion Serena wants to regain her title […]

World No. 1 Nadal has tough road to Wimbledon title

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Top-ranked Rafael Nadal made a pair of hasty exits in the previous two Wimbledon championships, and he was dealt another tough draw this time around. The two-time champion has a possible second-round rematch with Czech Lukas […]

Almagro pulls out of Wimbledon

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – World No. 26 Nicolas Almagro pulled out of Wimbledon, citing a left foot injury. The Spanish clay-court specialist has never made it past the third round at the lone grass-court Grand Slam. The withdrawal of the […]

At the Net: Women ready for Wimbledon fortnight

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The most prestigious trophy in women’s tennis, the Venus Rosewater Dish, will be up for grabs early next month, as The Championships, Wimbledon, will commence Monday at the storied All England Club, where a new champion […]

Serena earns top seed at Wimbledon

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Five-time champion Serena Williams has been installed as the top seed at Wimbledon, which will get underway Monday at the All England Club. The seedings were in line with the WTA rankings, as the 17-time Grand […]

Djokovic gets top seed over Nadal at Wimbledon

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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Wimbledon did things its way on Wednesday by installing former top-ranked star Novak Djokovic as its top seed above world No. 1 stalwart Rafael Nadal, while defending champion Andy Murray was seeded third ahead of seven-time […]

At the Net: Bring on the Big W grass

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – With two majors down and two to go, the third Grand Slam event of 2014 will swing into action next week when Wimbledon gets rolling, with Andy Murray on hand as your defending men’s champ. Murray […]