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July 03, 2005
There are times when tennis brings forth a surprise
and times when it
doesn't but when Roger Federer is involved, even when
the expected happens
it still tends to be amazing.
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - July
02, 2005
Venus
Williams didn’t look like she was ever
going to stop bouncing up and down, crying
or smiling after winning the longest ever
women’s Wimbledon final with an epic
4-6, 7-6, 9-7 victory over fellow American
Lindsay Davenport. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - July
01, 2005
So
Sunday's final will be between Roger Federer
and either Andy Roddick or the other bloke.
You know.. Whatshisname. Him. the wee fella
with the big ears. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
30, 2005
As
comebacks go, Venus Williams’ re-emergence
as a major force at Wimbledon, could end
up ranking amongst tennis’ most enduring
stories. While the rain that fell on Thursday
ensured that we do not yet know who she is
playing in Saturday’s final, there
was plenty in her 7-6, 6-1 demolition of
defending champion Maria Sharapova to suggest
that it may not matter – the only person
capable of beating Venus in this kind of
form is Serena and she is long gone from
the tournament. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
29, 2005
There
used to be a theory that there was no depth
in women's tennis, unlike in the men's game.
Unlike in the men's game, the usual suspects
always made it through to the quarters, semis
and finals. Unlike in the men's game, it
is always the same names playing the big
matches. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
28, 2005
The
feeling that the Williams sisters have traded
places at Wimbledon grew yesterday when their
father Richard issued a broadside to Serena
for being in “the worst condition” while
Venus was busy charging through to her first
grand slam semi-final in two years. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
27, 2005
This
morning there were five, by tea time there
were only three. Still, of the three, each
has a decent chance of winning the title.
With the American contingent whittled down
by 40 per cent, it was left to Andy Roddick,
Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport to fight
another day and head for the quarter finals.
Manic Monday - the day when all fourth round
matches, men and women are thrown out on
any court available, was over. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
25,
2005
Given
the uneven nature of her first two matches
at Wimbledon, Serena Williams’ late
night 6-3, 7-6 third round defeat to veteran
American Jill Craybas was hardly a shock but
her tearful reaction afterwards suggested
that she was surprised even if no-one else
was. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
24,
2005
It
took five days, but the customary rain finally
made it to Wimbledon, and when it arrived,
it came with a side order of lightning and
thunder. Before the theatrical weather descended
onto a hitherto hot and sultry Day 5 of Wimbledon,
there was plenty of drama amongst the completed
matches. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
23,
2005
Tim
who? As is always the way at Wimbledon, the
courts are packed to the rafters with the
faithful. Bedecked in Union Jacks and silly
hats and with their faces painted red, white
and blue, they sit and swelter, hoping that
this year, at last, they will cheer a British
champion to victory. And this day they did,
as Andy Murray took Radek Stepanek apart
in three marvellous sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
22,
2005
Love
is a complex thing. You cannot force it,
you cannot ignore it, but sometimes it just
happens. For some, it is love at first sight
(Tim Henman and the slick grass of Wimbledon),
and for others it takes time to develop but
grows into a lifelong affair (Andre Agassi
and the All England Club). Some happen into
the relationship only for it to become a
deep affection (Lindsay Davenport, of whom
more later, and SW19) - and then there is
Marat Safin ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
21,
2005
Grand
Slam tournaments, as a rule, start on a Monday
but it’s was hard not to feel that Wimbledon
2005 really got going on day two. It saw the
first major upset of the tournament in defeat
for French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne
knocked out in the third round and Tim Henman
torture his adoring British public by coming
from two sets down to beat Jarkko Nieminen. ///
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WIMBLEDON 2005 NEWS - June
20,
2005
It
could only be Wimbledon. After days of blisteringly
hot weather, days when the temperature stuck
in the high 80s and low 90s (and for we Brits,
that's a major heat wave), the 119th Championships
began with a thunder and rain leaden skies. It
was, so the London Weather Centre told us, a "rogue
thunderstorm" that had appeared from nowhere
and would not stay long. Fabulous. Welcome to
Wimbledon, everybody. ///
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