Roberta Vinci
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Serena Williams still in hot pursuit of record books in New York
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- September 5, 2018, 07:11
Painful recent memories will ensure Serena Williams does not get ahead of herself despite now being the hot favourite to triumph in New York for a rec(...)

Andy Murray in same half of Wimbledon draw as Rafael Nadal
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- June 30, 2017, 12:10
Andy Murray will begin his Wimbledon title defence against either a qualifier or lucky loser and has been drawn in the same half as French Open champi(...)

When the clock struck midnight here, Maria Sharapova’s interminable wait was finally over. An outcast no more, the gates to the world of tennis were o(...)

Serena Williams’s struggles open door for Angelique Kerber
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- September 10, 2016, 01:00
Serena Williams is struggling with a leg injury that threatens to curtail her season as well as with darker forces that seem to be eating away at her(...)

Serena Williams trounces Radwanska to reach final
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- January 28, 2016, 08:48
Serena Williams’ break from tennis at the end of last year to “just chill” appeared to have done her a world of good as the rejuvenated American bull(...)

Serena Williams ends season early to focus on fitness
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- October 1, 2015, 12:44
World number one Serena Williams has opted to pull out of the WTA Finals and end her season early following a roller coaster campaign that has taken (...)

US Open winner Flavia Pennetta retires during presentation
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- September 13, 2015, 10:38
Flavia Pennetta won her first grand slam singles title over Roberta Vinci in an improbable all-Italian US Open final on Saturday then added one more s(...)

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic ease through to set up titanic final
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- September 12, 2015, 10:29
The final of the 2015 US Open men’s singles will be contested between the best player of all time and the best player of this time when Roger Federer (...)

Serena Williams’ grand slam hopes shattered by gutsy Italian
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- September 11, 2015, 20:37
There is not a sentient being in this city or any other who would have predicted that two Italians in their early thirties would contest the US Open w(...)

Serena Williams wins in sister act to reach US Open semis
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- September 9, 2015, 09:42
The woman policing the gangway that leads down to the media seats on Arthur Ashe glanced at a stadium TV screen, and whispered, “I like Venus.” It was(...)