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Vandeweghe Exceeds Expectations in Maiden Slam Semifinal
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It’s time to set some new goals. The 25-year-old American exceeded even her own expectations at the year’s first Grand Slam, upsetting top-ranked and
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All-Williams Final Set at Australian Open; Venus, Serena Win
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No. 2-ranked Serena Williams, a six-time Australian Open winner, overwhelmed Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes in the second of women’s
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Nadal Says He Needs to Peak to Beat Dimitrov in Semifinals
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For a start, the 14-time major winner is aware Dimitrov broke through against him last time, in Beijing less than four months ago. And the emerging Bu
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Venus Reaches First Aussie Open Final in Fourteen Years
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Venus Williams has beaten CoCo Vandeweghe 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the Australian Open, becoming the oldest
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Nadal Defeats Raonic to Strengthen Case for Second Australian Open Title
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Everyone still enjoying the tennis?! I sure am. It’s not the tournament I hoped for with the early exit of Djokovic but it is a fresh change nonethele
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Day Eleven: Holding Court on Tennis
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Nearing the Close: The Old & The New Down to the semis – and the chance of a remarkable set of finals.  On the women’s side, a possible Venus-Sere
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A Quarterfinal with Lasting Consequences for Both Competitors
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Why did this particular match mean so much to both players? For Nadal, the last couple of seasons have been filled with a steady line of disappointmen
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Nadal Back in Final Four, Serena in Too
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Raonic wasn’t just the higher-seeded player, No.3 to No.9, but he had actually won two of the pair’s last three meetings – including just a few weeks
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Williams, Lucic-Baroni Win at Throwback Australian Open
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Now, the two 30-something women will meet again in the semifinals of the Australian Open, a tournament that’s starting to have a distinct throwback fe
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Federer, Williams Sisters _ 30s in Vogue in Australian Semis
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Both agreed there will be no secrets in the all-Swiss showdown for a place in Sunday’s final. “I think him and Rafa (Nadal) best know my game. I’ve pl
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Serena Williams Cruises into Semifinals at Australian Open
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams is still on track for an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam title after beating ninth-seeded Johanna Konta 6-
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Lucic-Baroni Reaches First Grand Slam Semifinal Since ’99
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mirjana Lucic-Baroni has beaten U.S. Open finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 at the Australian Open to reach her fir
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Isner, Sock to Lead Us Against Switzerland in Davis Cup
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) John Isner, Jack Sock, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey have been named to the U.S. Davis Cup roster that will face a Switzerland
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Steve Flink to be Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees (Flink second from the right) pose for a group photo on Rod Laver Arena
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Day Ten: Holding Court on Tennis
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Looking Back: A Day in the Life My Tennis Channel day: as early as 6:00 a.m., our team is preparing for a bright, shining day of tennis – precisely up
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Venus Williams, Federer Back in the Thick of a Grand Slam
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Injuries, illness and advancing age can do that to the best of athletes, even 17-time major champion Federer and seven-time Grand Slam singles winner
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Serena Williams, Nadal, Look to Book Australian Open Semis
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“Just because of the longevity of her career, it’s impossible for me not to grow up not seeing her play,” the 25-year-old Konta said of Williams, who
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Venus Williams to Meet Vandeweghe in Australian Semifinals
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CoCo Vandeweghe advanced to her first major semifinal, anywhere, beating Grand Slam winners in back-to-back rounds. The one sure outcome when they mee
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Vanderweghe Dispatches Muguruza with Ease in Quarterfinal Match
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The 36-year-old Williams beat No. 24-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday, becoming the oldest player to reach the Australian Open
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Alexander Zverev’s Interview with Tennis Channel
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Watch Zverev’s TenniStory: Original linkOriginal author: Ashley Ndebele
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