Rivals meet as Amelie Mauresmo face Justin Henin-Hardenne in the Wimbledon Final
Saturday, July 8th, 2006
Amelie Mauresmo will face Justine Henin-Hardenne in the Wimbledon finals. For the second time this year, Amelie Mauresmo will face Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final of a Grand Slam tournament, and Nathalie Tauziat, the last Frenchwoman before Mauresmo to reach the final at Wimbledon, has a wish list. “Zero injuries, zero illnesses and lots of [...]
Federer vs Nadal in Wimbledon title match?
Friday, July 7th, 2006
It is starting to be discussed and it is obviously starting to enter Roger Federer’s mind – a possible Wimbledon final between the great Swiss and his number one rival, Spanish French Open champ Rafael Nadal. Federer has once again dominated to advance to the semis exacting revenge over Croatian Mario Ancic while Nadal too [...]
Roddick, Venus, Andre all whitewashed: Americans are gone from Wimbledon
Thursday, July 6th, 2006
The facts are not reassuring. But they are historic. For the first time since 1911, there is no American, male or female, in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Happy Fourth of July, and bye-bye Miss American Pie. 1911. Ninety-five years. William Howard Taft was president. The Titantic was a year from its maiden, and ultimate, voyage. [...]
Ancic tries for huge Wimbledon upset vs Federer
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
The men’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon will be staged on Wednesday, including matches for three-time defending champion Roger Federer, French Open champ Rafael Nadal and former Wimbledon winner Lleyton Hewitt. The top-seeded/world No. 1 Swiss Federer will encounter seventh-seeded Croat Mario Ancic, who is the last man to beat the “Fed” on the grass courts at [...]
Wimbledon marquee matchup: Nadal faces Agassi
Saturday, July 1st, 2006
It would not have been right for Andre Agassi’s Wimbledon denouement to come in the first round, hobbling off against a fellow called Boris Pashanski. Nor would it have been appropriate to finish against Andreas Seppi out on court one, away from the centre stage where all showmen belong. A loss to Rafael Nadal would [...]
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