Tennis

Wild Week Sets Stage for More Surprises
New York Times
Wimbledon's first seven days featured a huge upset, a royal visit and a perfect set. At the least, a first-time men's finalist is sure to follow.
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After Nadal's loss, anything possible at Wimbledon San Francisco Chronicle Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic reacts after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain during a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Photo: Anja Niedringhaus / AP ... See all stories on this topic »

San Francisco Chronicle

Tennis: What might Wimbledon have in store for Week 2?
Salt Lake Tribune
Wimbledon, England • As Week 2 begins at Wimbledon, it has a tough act to follow. The first week of the world's oldest tennis tournament included the biggest upset in years courtesy of Lukas Rosol, the first elbow thrown by Rafael Nadal on a changeover ...
See all stories on this topic »Wimbledon serves up many surprises
Boston.com
WIMBLEDON, England — Whew. Good thing Wimbledon schedules its middle Sunday as a day off. This year, that gave everyone a chance to catch their breath after an eventful Week 1.
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Washington Post
LONDON — The owner of a hawk used to patrol skies and deter pigeons from the Wimbledon tennistournament says the bird has been returned after thieves stole it from a car.
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Wimbledon's second Monday: Best ticket in tennis USA TODAY After a dramatic first week at Wimbledon, Week 2 begins with perhaps the best day intennis every year: The entire fourth round. See all stories on this topic »

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Stolen Wimbledon hawk returned ESPN The owner of a hawk used to patrol skies at Wimbledon says the bird has been returned after thieves stole it from a car. See all stories on this topic »

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Wimbledon's stolen hawk, Rufus, found safe and well msnbc.com (blog) Rufus, the Wimbledon hawk stolen by thieves during the first week of the tennistournament, has been found safe and well, police in London said late Sunday. The American Harris hawk, who deters pigeons from the All England Club, was stolen along with ... See all stories on this topic »

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Portrait of the ideal women's tennis player San Francisco Chronicle Portrait of the ideal women's tennis player Modern-day racket technology has created generations of players who simply blast away from the baseline, reluctant to get passed at the net and virtually brainwashed into repetitive tedium. Better yet, you'll ... See all stories on this topic »

San Francisco Chronicle

Grunting in women's tennis? No way, says WTA
Orlando Sentinel
Athletes who make loud, grunting noises can soon be penalized in women's tennis.Laugh. I'll wait.Women's tennis, and women's sports for that matter, have enough serious issues to fight. Grunting.
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