Tennis
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Nadal gets green light to play at Rio Olympics
Jul 15, 2016News Hour: Rafael Nadal has been given the green light by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to compete at next month’s Rio Olympics despite not fulfilling the qualification criteria, reports Reuters. The 2008 Beijing gold medalist’s... -
Masterful Murray delivers again for grateful nation
Jul 11, 2016News Hour: Cometh the hour, cometh the man — Andy Murray proved himself the bastion of British tennis once again as he outclassed Canadian powerhouse Milos Raonic to claim a second Wimbledon title in masterful fashion... -
Serena on verge of 22nd major, again, after thrashing Vesnina
Jul 7, 2016News Hour: A Champagne cork popped somewhere on Center Court four games into Serena Williams’s Wimbledon semi-final and while it was a tad premature, her 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Elena Vesnina suggested she could celebrating something... -
Venus outguns Shvedova to reach Wimbledon semi-final
Jul 5, 2016News Hour: Venus Williams vanquished Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6(5) 6-2 in a brutal baseline shootout at Wimbledon on Tuesday to reach her first grand slam semi-final for six years. In a scrappy match, the five-times champion –... -
Serena races past Annika Beck with power display
Jul 3, 2016News Hour: World number one Serena Williams kept her Wimbledon title defense on track on Sunday, downing Germany’s Annika Beck 6-3 6-0 with a crushing display of power and booming serves, reports Reuters. Williams looked in...
