Tennis serves up a big shock for sports fans

News.com.au - TENNIS tops the list for sports-mad Australians, a new survey shows. In a surprise result, tennis (62 per cent) pipped swimming (61 per cent), with Aussie Rules third (57 per cent), as the sport most Australians are interested in. The Sweeney Sports
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China beats Hong Kong 3-0 in women's table tennis invitational
Xinhua News Agency - China Hong Kong's Tie Yana/Zhang Rui against China's Guo Yue/Li Xiaoxia(R) during the second round competition of women's team event at the "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 Table Tennis International Invitational Tournament in Beijing, capital of China, Dec
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Tennis balls are full of air, not a mysterious, deadly powder
OregonLive.com - I have two standard poodles that love to play fetch with tennis balls. We often take the "boys" to the Oregon coast where they will chase a ball on the beach for hours, if I have the energy to keep up with them. I was told by a neighbor I should not
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China's reserve beat Hong Kong 3-0 for men's team final of Olympic
Xinhua News Agency - BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Table tennis powerhouse China has been too strong for any opponents as its reserving squad took a 3-0 win over Hong Kong team here on Tuesday to make the men's team final at the Olympic test event. Ma Long and Chen Qi has
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Table-tennis 'comedy' swings and misses
The Columbus Dispatch - Combine the plots of Enter the Dragon and The Karate Kid , substitute table tennis for martial arts and play it up for laughs, and you have Balls of Fury . The movie is as ridiculous as it sounds, but it boasts a decent cast: Christopher Walken
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Tennis-Federer and Henin named ITF world champions
Reuters UK - LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - World number ones Roger Federer and Justine Henin were named 2007 ITF World Champions, the governing body announced on Monday. Federer, who won eight titles during the season, became only the second player after Pete
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Briefs | Canucks' Morrison might miss up to 12 weeks
Seattle Times - Tennis Federer, Henin honored: Roger Federer of Switzerland was named as the International Tennis Federation's 2007 world champion, joining American Pete Sampras as the only men to win the award in four consecutive years. Justine Henin of Belgium earned
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Bhupathi to partner Leander in Beijing
Hindustan Times - Their differences notwithstanding, tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday said he would team up with estranged doubles partner Leander Paes in next year's Beijing Olympic Games. Bhupathi's relation with Paes reached a flashpoint during the Asian Games
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Williams sister's father sees tennis star in L.I. boy wonder
New York Daily News - Richard Williams turned his daughters Venus and Serena into tennis legends. Now he's hoping to do the same with an 8-year-old Long Island phenom who already has notched five tournament wins. Giancarlo Cavallero of West Hempstead, L.I., is joining a
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