Man of the 'House: Roger Federer

FOXSports.com - You could say, without much exaggeration, that Roger Federer is beating the rest of men's tennis like it stole something from him. Exhibit A: the carnage in Australia. BlogJam Roger Federer has now won 10 Grand Slams, six of the last seven and
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OSU to turn indoor facility for soccer into tennis center
Columbus Dispatch - Thousands of soccer players will lose the indoor fields where they play as a result of a plan Ohio State University trustees are expected to approve Friday. The university has negotiated a deal to lease Sportsite, 880 W. Henderson Rd., for its tennis
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Pete Sampras (File Photo)
Xinhua News Agency - Sampras, who retired after winning the 2002 US Open, considered what the result might have been had the two giants of men's tennis met in their prime. "I don't think one guy would have dominated the other," said the American du ring a
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Williams sisters to conduct Jamaica tennis clinics
FOXSports.com - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Venus and Serena Williams will conduct tennis clinics for inner-city youngsters next week at two exclusive Jamaican hotels. The clinics, which will be open to children from some of the island's poorest communities, will take
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A force of nature
ESPN.com - MELBOURNE, Australia -- When Venus and Serena Williams first began to win tennis matches on the pro tour, they instantly became one of the great sports stories of our era; I'll spare you the biographical details, because you'd have to have been
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Blake Wins in Delray Beach Tennis
Newsday - DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Top-seeded James Blake cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win over fellow American Robert Kendrick on Tuesday night at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championsh ips. Blake jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set and a 5-1 lead in the
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Tennis association lobs right vehicle to pursue upgrade in play
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Ragan Burrall returns a shot as she plays with Krista Barnhart (right) and other friends at Church Park in Hernando. The DeSoto County Tennis Association gets credit for bringing organization to tennis play, and a way to develop it. Then, while
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Local tennis pro keeps an eye on fun
Billings Gazette - Davinder Toor could be lolling on the beach at Club Med. Instead, the Hong Kong-born tennis pro is learning not to scrape his windshield bare-handed. "The frostbite on my fingers - that's maybe the worst (tennis) injury I've had so far," he said
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Tennis: Murray's brilliance lifts him towards the land of bullies
Guardian Unlimited - Andy Murray's ascent of the world rankings has been inexorable. Up to 16 before his good run at the Australian Open, he is set to go a place or two higher when the latest rankings are announced tomorrow. In terms of making it to the very top, though
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Metzger takes tennis plans to higher level
Toledo Blade - Perrysburg teen Julia Metzger and her father Dean used to play tennis together at 6 a.m. four times a week. Metzger's dad said when his daughter was 4, she showed a tremendous discipline toward practice, and the two started waking up and playing
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Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield