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Williams sisters both win on `Graveyard'
WIMBLEDON, England - While Roger Federer glided to another victory on Centre Court, and Rafael Nadal won despite a scary stumble on Court 1, the Williams sisters found themselves playing back to back Monday on cozy, clattery Court 2, known as the "Graveyard of Champions."
People:Elena Dementieva Serena Williams Venus Williams Ana Ivanovic Marat Safin Svetlana Kuznetsova Activities:2008 Wimbledon
2008-06-30
Slick Nadal powers into fourth round
LONDON (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid to dethrone Roger Federer at Wimbledon, the second seed clicking into overdrive on Saturday to dismiss German Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 6-2 6-3 and reach the fourth round.
People:Elena Dementieva Venus Williams Ana Ivanovic Shahar Peer Tommy Haas Mikhail Youzhny Activities:2008 Wimbledon
2008-06-28
Sharapova advances to 4th round
Maria Sharapova saved her most piercing shriek to punctuate her final shot of the first set, a thunderous crosscourt backhand winner to close out a tiebreaker.
People:Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina Jelena Jankovic Nadia Petrova Justine Henin Lleyton Hewitt Activities:2008 French Tennis Open
2008-05-31
Serena Williams upset by Srebotnik at French Open
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open.
Nations:Tunisia Latvia New Zealand People:Ana Ivanovic Amelie Mauresmo David Nalbandian James Blake Nadia Petrova Rafael Nadal Activities:2008 French Tennis Open
2008-05-30
Federer to meet Blake in quarterfinals
Roger Federer sure didn't want to put in another 4 1/2 hours. So he made fast work of Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-3 Monday to continue his march to a third consecutive Australian Open title and narrow his pursuit of Pete Sampras' record 14 Grand Slam titles.
Nations:Denmark People:Novak Djokovic Venus Williams Jelena Jankovic James Blake Nadia Petrova Justine Henin Activities:2008 Australian Open
2008-01-21
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- Williams sisters both win on `Graveyard' 2008-06-30
- Slick Nadal powers into fourth round 2008-06-28
- Sharapova advances to 4th round 2008-05-31
- Serena Williams upset by Srebotnik at French Open 2008-05-30
- Federer to meet Blake in quarterfinals 2008-01-21
- Henin-Sharapova on tap at Aussie Open 2008-01-20
- Henin returns with smart win over Safina 2007-10-04
- Sharapova firepower overwhelms Aussie at US Open 2007-08-31
- Henin battles way into Toronto final eight 2007-08-17
- Heroic Venus comes up short 2007-07-16
- Sharapova, Mauresmo beat rain, opponents 2007-06-30
- Venus rallies to victory at Wimbledon 2007-06-26
- Federer, Nadal glide on and Roddick slides out 2007-05-29
- Federer and Sharapova suffer Miami upsets 2007-03-28
- Schnyder stumbles out of Paris Open 2007-02-06
- Roddick ready for showdown with Federer 2007-01-23
- Serena signals intent as she closes on another title 2007-01-21
- Dearth of US players drives Serena 2007-01-20
- Roddick, Serena advance at Aussie Open 2007-01-19
- Andy Roddick reaches fourth round 2007-01-19
- Sharapova into 4th round at Aussie Open 2007-01-19
- Roddick outguns Safin at Australian Open 2007-01-19
- Nadal advances at Australian Open 2007-01-18
- Clijsters, Hingis win at Australian Open 2007-01-17
- Federer, Williams advance at Aussie Open 2007-01-17
- Venus Williams out of Australian Open 2007-01-10
- Russia wins Hopman Cup tennis title 2007-01-05
- Henin-Hardenne into semis, Mauresmo beats Hingis 2006-11-09
- No time to rest for Sharapova 2006-10-23
- Venus Williams aggravates wrist injury in loss 2006-09-28
- Mauresmo beats Davenport at China Open 2006-09-23
- Henin-Hardenne, Dementieva advance 2006-09-04
- Agassi sent into retirement, seeds tumble 2006-09-03
- Henin-Hardenne and Davenport march on 2006-08-31
- Petrova's losing skid continues 2006-08-16
- Second seed Petrova out, Serena wins on return 2006-08-09
- Williams stays on track, Petrova still stalled at Los Angeles WTA 2006-08-09
- Davenport back in action at Los Angeles WTA event 2006-08-08
- Hingis ready for emotional Paris return 2006-05-30
- Clijsters beaten by Safina in Rome 2006-05-18
- Davenport Is Ousted at Australian Open 2006-01-24
- Andy Roddick Ousted at Australian Open 2006-01-22
- Serena Williams Ousted in Third Round 2006-01-20
- Venus Williams Ousted in First Round 2006-01-16
 Russian seeds upset Thursday at Acura Classic 2005-08-04- Agassi, Capriati in Action at U.S. Open 2003-08-28
- Hingis, Agassi advance at French Open 2001-06-03
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