Tennis
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Rafael Nadal wins French Open title for 8th time
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It's Nadal's 12th Grand Slam title, which moves him into a tie for third place with Roy Emerson behind Roger Federer's 17 and Pete Sampras' 14.
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Sloane Stephens beats Serena Williams at Australian Open
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The 19-year-old American seemed to be in shock, barely able to compute how she'd produced the upset of the Australian Open by beating 15-time major winner Serena Williams in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
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Taylor "Woodie" McKnight uses tennis as therapy
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"Some people are just born to do something... I truly believe, deep in my heart, that I was born to play tennis," Taylor "Woodie" McKnight said. For McKnight, it's more than a game, it's therapy.
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Prince George's County Hard Court Championships set to begin
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The Prince George's County International Hard Court Championships tournament is getting set to take place at the Tennis Center at College Park.
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Rafael Nadal withdraws from U.S. Open
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Less than a month after withdrawing from competing for Spain in the Summer Olympics due to nagging knee injuries, the standout player says he will not compete in the upcoming U.S. Open, either.
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Serena Williams beats Sharapova for Olympic gold
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Serena Williams wore a smile as she became only the second woman to achieve a Golden Slam, winning the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history Saturday.
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Venus and Serena Williams win Olympic doubles title
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Venus and Serena Williams won the women's doubles title at the Olympics Sunday, with Serena adding to the singles gold she won on Centre Court at Wimbledon a day earlier.
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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Olympics, report says
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Rafael Nadal is withdrawing from competing for Spain in the London Summer Olympics, NBC Sports reports.
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At-risk D.C. youth learn tennis, life skills from local legend
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At-risk youth in D.C. are turning their lives around by hitting the tennis court. Willis Thomas, program director at the Washington Tennis Education Foundation, is changing lives, one game at a time.
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Serena Williams wins Wimbledon
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Serena Williams had little trouble at the start on Centre Court, using her hard serve and powerful groundstrokes to win the first five games and run Radwanska all over the grass.
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Rafael Nadal wins French Open
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Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title, returning to Roland Garros on Monday to defeat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in a match that was halted the night before because of rain.
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Maria Sharapova wins French Open
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Maria Sharapova won the French Open, completing a career Grand Slam.
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Nicolas Almagro reaches French Quarterfinals by beating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia
CommentThe 12th-seeded Spanaird beat eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on a wet and windy Monday, then waited to see who his opponent would be. Answer: Not surprisingly, it was Nadal, who lost only two games in a straight set blowout over Juan Monaco.
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Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano in French Open first round
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In a stunning upset, Serena Williams lost in first round of French Open on Tuesday, dropping an opening round match to Virginie Razzano in Paris.
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Serena Williams: Changing diet to support Venus not hard
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Serena Williams says altering her diet in support of big sister Venus hasn't been much of a hardship.
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US Open: Djokovic beats Nadal to win first US Open title
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Novak Djokovic held on to beat defending champion Rafael Nadal Monday night in a final filled with lengthy, mesmerizing points.
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Venus, Serena Williams to hold D.C. tennis clinic
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Venus and Serena Williams are hosting a tennis clinic for Washington kids, followed by a gala affair at night.
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