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Quotes of the day - 03 July 2009
A selection of highlights from the many press conferences that took place on Day 11 at Wimbledon. Player revelations include: Serena's in a hurry, Andy Roddick gets all goofy and tennis according to Brooklyn Decker. |
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Roddick defeats Murray
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Roddick blasts past Murray
Andy Roddick broke the hearts of the Centre Court crowd by defeating home favourite Andy Murray in a fine display of intelligent tennis. The American, serving superbly, won through to the third Wimbledon final of his career. |
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Fresh approach works for Roddick
Losing in the second round last year prompted Andy Roddick to rethink his approach to the game, a process that brought its rewards with victory against Andy Murray and a place in the Wimbledon final. |
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Calm Murray looks to future
Andy Murray refused to be downbeat after his four-set semi-final loss against Andy Roddick, denying that the pressure got to him and saying he was still confident of winning a Grand Slam. |
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Murray defeat leaves fans deflated
Britain's long wait for a Wimbledon men's singles finalist will go on for another year. The best efforts of Andy Murray and a fervent Centre Court crowd were not enough to prevent an in-form Andy Roddick ruining their weekend plans. |
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Road to the final - Andy Roddick
The tale of the rounds as Andy Roddick surged back to form at Wimbledon. A semi-final win over Andy Murray took him to his first Grand Slam final in three years. |
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Federer through to seventh Wimbledon final
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Federer flies into seventh straight final
Roger Federer's inexorable stride swallowed up another Wimbledon milestone as he hammered his way into a record seventh consecutive men's singles final by sweeping aside Tommy Haas of Germany in two hours and two minutes. |
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Federer's record collection keeps growing
Roger Federer was his usual calm and composed self as he reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final, moving nearer to his goal of a record 15 Grand Slams. His victory over Haas also added more records to his impressive list of achievements. |
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Federer puts respect before records
Roger Federer preferred to spend his post-match interview talking about his respect for beaten opponent Tommy Haas rather than the records he keeps setting. "It was a tough match because Tommy was playing well," he said. |
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Federer has no weaknesses - Haas
Tommy Haas has bad news for whoever tries to get between Roger Federer and a sixth Wimbledon title this Sunday. He just cannot spot any weaknesses in the game of the man who outclassed him in the semi-final. |
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Road to the final - Roger Federer
Six matches, one lost set: how the Swiss master made his serene progress through to a seventh consecutive Wimbledon final. |
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Ladies' Singles Final : Venus Williams v Serena Williams
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Ladies' Singles Final Preview
Venus and Serena Williams are meeting for the fourth time in a Wimbledon final. Venus won last year but Serena is 2-1 up and generally has the edge when it comes to Grand Slam finals against her older sister. |
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Road to the final - Venus Williams
A match-by-match re-cap of how Venus Williams reached the ladies' singles final, from Stephanie Voegele in Round 1 to Dinara Safina in the semi-finals. |
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Road to the final - Serena Williams
Serena Williams' road to the ladies' singles final, from Neuza Silva in the first round until Elena Dementieva in the semi-final. |
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Doubles
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Murray beaten in mixed doubles semi
Andy Murray lost his chance of a second mixed doubles crown as he and partner Liezel Huber were beaten by Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Gronefeld. The Bahamas/Germany pairing will play top seeds Leander Paes and Cara Black in the final. |
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Sisters power into doubles final
The Williams sisters’ domination of the ladies events continues after they destroyed top seeds Liezel Huber and Cara Black 6-1, 6-2, with an exhibition of poise and power to reach the doubles final. |
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Aussie pair in ladies' doubles final
Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs will line up against Venus and Serena Williams in the ladies’ doubles final after defeating second seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascal in three entertaining sets. |
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Wheelchair legend Vergeer wins on SW19 debut
Top seeds Esther Vergeer and Korie Homan wasted no time in disposing of Katharina Kruger and Sharon Walraven in the inaugural ladies' wheelchair doubles held at The Championships. |
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Blogs
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Tennis Shorts Blog: When hawks attack
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Tennis Shorts Video: Low times for Murray Mountain highlanders
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Junior Wimbledon Blog: Kristina Mladenovic Interview
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Poem: Control
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Poem: A short history of Wimbledon 2009 so far
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Poem: Seven (for Roger Federer)
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