Tennis
Raonic serves notice in Oz
The "old guard" in tennis is hardly ready for the retirement home, with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray younger than 25.
Australian Open
Toronto's Daniel Nestor is breaking in a new doubles partner in
veteran Max Mirnyi, after splitting up with Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia
at the end of 2010.
Australian Open
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki avenged last week’s shock defeat to Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova with a 6-4, 6-3 win to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round Friday.
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Aussie Open sees glimpse of tennis’s future
The “old guard” in tennis is hardly ready for the retirement home, with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray all under the age of 25.
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Nestor, Mirnyi into third round at Australian Open
Toronto’s Daniel Nestor is breaking in a new doubles partner in veteran Max Mirnyi, after splitting up with Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia at the end of 2010.
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Nadal, Clijsters cruise as Jankovic heads out
Rafa Nadal and Kim Clijsters swept into the Australian Open third round on Thursday as Serbia's Jelena Jankovic became the first top-10 player to exit the tournament.
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Clijsters races into third round
Australian Open favourite Kim Clijsters remained in destructive form Thursday as she barged past Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round. It was the second straightforward win for the third seed after her 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Dinara Safina in the first round.
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Canada's Raonic walks the talk
Milos Raonic was full of bravado before his second-round match at the Australian Open today against No. 22 seed Michael Llodra, confident he could impose his booming serve and keep the serve-and-volleying Frenchman away from his favourite place, the net.
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Marino's stock is on the rise
Rebecca Marino has been there before, wowing a Grand Slam crowd with a terrific performance in a losing effort to a top-ranked player.
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It's a heartbreaker, but Marino goes out with style
Say this about Rebecca Marino: When she goes down to a top seed at a Grand Slam, she does it in style.
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Nadal crushes qualifier at Open
Rafael Nadal stretched his Grand Slam winning streak to 23 matches as he overpowered American qualifier Ryan Sweeting to reach the third round at the Australian Open on Thursday.
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Marino learns from Aussie Open loss
Rebecca Marino has been there before, wowing a Grand Slam crowd with a terrific performance in a losing effort to a top-ranked tennis player. This time, however, the 20-year-old from Vancouver almost won — and she feels it won’t be long before she comes out on top when battling a high-profile opponent under similar nerve wracking conditions.
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