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News, articles and information about the annual professional tennis tournament held at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (main court is Arthur Ashe Stadium) in Flushing, Queens.
News, articles and information about the annual professional tennis tournament held at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (main court is Arthur Ashe Stadium) in Flushing, Queens.
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Bethanie Mattek is looking better on the Carson courts
Special to The TimesBethanie Mattek first drew attention to herself when she wore a leopard print outfit at the 2004 U.S. Open. A year later she was fined for sporting a striped cowboy hat, and she has come up with a bold new uniform for the Open every year since. With zero...Tags: Home Depot Incorporated
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Curl To Defend State Open Title
After an emotional victory in the Connecticut Open and narrowly missing the PGA Tour qualifying finals last year, Jeff Curl had high expectations for 2008. Curl planned to start the year playing on the Florida minitours, but as he was about to leave...Tags: PGA Tour, John Gentile
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Chakvetadze Commits To Pilot Pen
Courant Staff WriterWith many of the top tennis players in the world competing in the Beijing Olympics next month, the field at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament is in a state of flux. Last week, the tournament lost two of its top players when Olympians Agnieszka Radwanska of...Tags: Beijing Games, Pilot Pen Tennis, The Office, Multi-Sport Events, Mary Pierce
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Drysdale's barbs slice with a velvet knife
South Florida Sun-SentinelCliff Drysdale did not — repeat, did NOT — down that Valium tablet 31 years ago, though I suspect he thought hard about it. He was 36 then, had been through enough tennis seasons to crack the top 10 and earn a few dollars, but was now...Tags: John McEnroe, Sony Corp., Rod Laver, CBS Corp., Medicine
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Knee sidelines Serena Williams
Serena Williams' injured left knee has knocked her out of another tournament less than three weeks before the Beijing Olympics. After practicing Tuesday, Williams said she knew she couldn't play in the East West Bank Classic in Carson, Calif. She was...Tags: Government, George Bush, Tommy Haas, Serena Williams, Beijing Games
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Pro surfer Erica Hosseini breaks the waves, dresses with style
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterERICA HOSSEINI is shy about showing off the surfing awards, trophies and oversized faux checks stashed all over her colorful bedroom. But she jumps at the chance to talk about her gadgets -- the desktop PC with a huge flat screen, the MacBook Pro laptop...Tags: Quiksilver Incorporated, Multi-Sport Events, Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Super Bowl, Surfing
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His play time is over
The great champion -- young enough to play the grandest stage again, wise enough not to try -- lined up that classic forehand of his, turned his shoulders and let loose.
WHOP!
I sent back a meager forehand and glanced up. Sure enough, Pete Sampras,...Tags: Madison Square Garden, Clubs and Associations, Court Administration, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer
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Fever beat Liberty in WNBA's first outdoor game
AP Sports WriterKatie Douglas and the Indiana Fever stole the spotlight -- under the moonlight -- from the New York Liberty in the WNBA's first outdoor game. On a basketball court laid on top of the tennis court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Douglas scored nine of her 20...Tags: Major League Baseball, Madison Square Garden, Denver Nuggets, Roger Federer, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Toney stops Rahman after three rounds
James Toney stopped Baltimore native Hasim Rahman last night in Temecula, Calif., mostly because of a big cut over Rahman's left eye. Toney (71-6-3) and Rahman (45-7-2) butted heads in the third round, and the collision opened a cut over Rahman's left...Tags: Major League Baseball, Roger Federer, Super Bowl, Marcus Camby, Chicago Cubs
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Yao Ming returns to the court for China
From Times Staff and Wire ReportsYao Ming is back, transforming China's basketball team and providing a big relief for Olympic organizers. The Houston Rockets' center marked his return from injury Thursday with 11 points in just over 12 minutes of play for the Chinese national team in...Tags: Government, Public Employees, Patty Schnyder, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams
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