Archive for the ‘Tennis’ Category

Tuesday September 14, 2010 13:51

Nadal completes career Slam

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Rafael Nadal completed the career Grand Slam by beating Novak Djokovic in the 2010 US Open final. Nadal won a thrilling contest 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 at Flushing Meadows to become only the seventh man in history to win all four major titles. The world...

Monday September 13, 2010 15:36

Downpour delays men’s final

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The US Open men's singles final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic has been postponed until Monday. The Flushing Meadows showpiece was due to begin on Sunday at 21:30 BST but tournament officials announced the match was abandoned after ...

Sunday September 12, 2010 06:01

Djokovic stuns Federer

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Novak Djokovic will play Rafael Nadal for the US Open men's singles title on Sunday after beating Roger Federer 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 in their semi-final. In an epic contest at Flushing Meadows, the third-seeded Serb came back from two sets to one down...

Sunday September 12, 2010 00:13

Clijsters advances to US Open final with Zvonareva

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NEW YORK (AFP) – Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open women's final by rallying to defeat US third seed Venus Williams 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, running her US Open win streak to 20 matches. Clijsters will play in Saturday's...

Sunday September 12, 2010 00:12

Bryans beat Qureshi-Bopanna in US Open tennis doubles final

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NEW YORK (AFP) – Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and India's Rohan Bopanna, trying to inspire peace between their homelands, were beaten by US top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in Friday's US Open men's doubles final. With United Nations ambassadors...