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Wimbledon champion Halep enjoys Romania’s adulation
By Reuters,
1012, July 16, 2019 (EAT)
Romania’s presidency and the Orthodox Church awarded Wimbledon tennis champion Simona Halep their highest distinctions on Monday while hundreds of f...
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Halep stuns Williams to win Wimbledon title
By Reuters,
1824, July 13, 2019 (EAT)
Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after Simona Halep stunned the off-key American 6-2 6-2 in a one-...
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Serena powers past Strycova into Wimbledon final
By Reuters,
2203, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Mixed doubles with Andy Murray was fun but Serena Williams got back to the serious business as she powered into her 11th Wimbledon final by overwhelmi...
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Serena Williams fined Ksh.1M for damaging Wimbledon court
By CNN,
1808, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has been handed a $10,000 (approx. Ksh.1 million)fine for damaging one of the practice courts with her r...
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Murray makes winning doubles return
By Reuters,
1206, July 5, 2019 (EAT)
Andy Murray thought his days of gracing Wimbledon showcourts were behind him after hip surgery but he returned to the All England Club in the men’s ...
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Murray and Serena to face Chilean/German duo
By Reuters,
1803, July 3, 2019 (EAT)
Andy Murray and Serena Williams will launch Wimbledon’s new dream team against Chilean Alex Guarachi and Germany’s Andreas Mies in the first round...
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Nadal seeded below Federer at Wimbledon
By Reuters,
1740, June 26, 2019 (EAT)
Eight-time champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third despite being ranked...
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No sweat for Williams as she swings into round three
By Reuters,
1805, May 30, 2019 (EAT)
Serena Williams breezed into the third round of the French Open on Thursday with a routine 6-3 6-2 win against Japanese Kurumi Nara, wasting no energy...
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Nadal going for 12th Roland Garros title
By Reuters,
732, May 27, 2019 (EAT)
Defending champion Rafa Nadal begins his French Open campaign on Monday, seeking his 12th title and 18th Grand Slam while looking to dismiss any doubt...
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World number one Osaka signs with Nike
By Reuters,
1113, April 5, 2019 (EAT)
World number one Naomi Osaka has agreed a deal with Nike, the sports apparel giant has announced. The Japanese, who had previously been tied to riv...
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Hsieh stuns world number one Osaka in Miami
By Reuters,
1252, March 24, 2019 (EAT)
The Miami Open lost two of its biggest drawcards on Saturday with world number one Naomi Osaka suffering a shock third-round loss to Taiwan’s Hsieh ...
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Osaka enjoys rollercoaster win in Miami
By Reuters,
1540, March 23, 2019 (EAT)
World number one Naomi Osaka endured a rollercoaster start to the Miami Open on Friday, advancing to the third round with a 6-0 6-7(3) 6-1 win over Be...
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Osaka sister act primed for Miami Open spotlight
By Reuters,
1110, March 21, 2019 (EAT)
Serena and Venus Williams usually get top billing at the Miami Open but this year there is another sister act vying for the spotlight with world numbe...
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Nadal pulls out with injury before Federer semi-final
By Reuters,
1242, March 17, 2019 (EAT)
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament on Saturday with a knee injury, shortly before his eagerly-awaited semi-final clash with great ...
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Osaka shrugs off Indian Wells upset
By Reuters,
1048, March 13, 2019 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka downplayed her straight-sets loss to Belinda Bencic at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Tuesday, saying she was learning to stay po...
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Cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams not racist: Australia watchdog
By Reuters,
1909, February 25, 2019 (EAT)
A cartoon published in an Australian newspaper that depicted tennis star Serena Williams having a temper tantrum at the U.S. Open last year was not ra...
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Cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams ‘not racist’
By Reuters,
1543, February 25, 2019 (EAT)
A cartoon published in an Australian newspaper that depicted tennis star Serena Williams having a temper tantrum at the U.S. Open last year was not ra...
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All eyes on Kipchoge as Laures gala goes down tonight in Monaco
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1304, February 18, 2019 (EAT)
All eyes are on World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge, the only Kenyan and African nominee as the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards goes down...
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Halep appoints Belgian Van Cleemput as new coach
By Reuters,
955, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
Former world number one Simona Halep has appointed Thierry Van Cleemput as her new coach and will officially begin working with the Belgian at next we...
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Pliskova stuns Serena in Australian Open epic
By Reuters,
1057, January 23, 2019 (EAT)
Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the deciding set as seventh seed Karolina Pliskova produced a fightback for the ag...
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