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Serena Williams beats Venus for first Wimbledon

...Williams beat older sister Venus in straight sets for the Wimbledon title Saturday in the best of their all-in-the-family...Nalbandian is the first South American man to reach the Wimbledon final since Peru's Alex Olmedo won the title in 1959...

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Davenport, Sampras advance to round of 16

...straight-set victory Saturday to move closer to regaining the Wimbledon championship she lost last year to Venus Williams...bad." After sitting out the French Open, she won the Wimbledon tuneup at Eastbourne and has had little trouble this...

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Overheard

I'm just going to pretend when they say, 'Come on, Andy!' they mean me. -Andy Roddick, who plays Andy Murray in the Wimbledon semifinals.

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Dad going to funeral rather than Venus-Serena semifinal

...The man most responsible for getting the Williams sisters this far doesn't even plan to watch his daughters in the Wimbledon semifinals. Richard Williams insists he has another engagement to keep when Venus and Serena meet on Centre Court...

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Venus, Serena to meet in Sister Slam III

...Slam, or it could just as easily fizzle into another Grand Letdown. Photos Venus and Serena Williams will meet in the Wimbledon final Saturday, the third title match between the sisters in the last four majors. Both previous Sister Slams failed...

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Twice is nice for Venus

...also is a fine tennis player, proving she belonged in the Wimbledon final Sunday at the All England Club. But in the end...where Williams grew up before moving to Florida, to the Wimbledon Ball. But, in Henin, Williams was facing an opponent...

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Off-court action heats up

...Pierce, the big mouths took over the day anyway. First, 17-year-old Australian star Jelena Dokic wound up in the Wimbledon police paddock Thursday trying to spare her speech-slurring father and coach, Damir, from spending a night in an...

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Wimbledon organizers sit down for controversial decision

...Alex Corretja already has threatened to pull out if the Wimbledon organizers favor the grass court stars, while fellow...week, citing a recurring groin injury. That gives the Wimbledon committee the option of giving the top seed to Sampras...

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Rafter defeats Agassi

...shots to dismantle Agassi 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in 3 hours, 18 minutes. Rafter is the first Aussie in the Wimbledon final since Pat Cash, who won the title in 1987. In Sunday's championship match, he'll meet the winner of the...

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Agassi beats Sampras, moves to final

...1969 to reach four consecutive Grand Slam finals. He won the French and U.S. Opens last year, in between losing the Wimbledon final to Sampras, whom he replaced later as No. 1. Sampras, who skipped the Australian Open last year because of...

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