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15 hrs ago | Eurosport

Reed: French should stay at Roland Garros

It has been revealed that the French tennis federation is considering moving the French Open away from Roland Garros if its extension project does not get the green light from the Paris City Council within the next year.

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23 hrs ago | TSN.ca

Djokovic and Federer reach Swiss Indoors semifinals

Top seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic highlighted Friday's quarterfinal winners at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Roger Federer, Tennis, Novak Djokovic, Evgeny Korolev, David Nalbandian, Wimbledon

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Montreal Gazette

Open Court: Agassi tells all on 60 minutes

We're getting a little cynical about the Andre Agassi book-selling blitz now, especially after his relative radio silence the last week or so in the wake of the fairly violent reaction to the revelations in his autobiography about taking the drug crystal meth.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Andre Agassi, Tennis, Fernando Verdasco

Fox Sports

Pennetta to open Fed Cup final against Glatch

Flavia Pennetta can settle her score with American Alexa Glatch in the opening match of the Fed Cup final.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Flavia Pennetta, Tennis, Francesca Schiavone, US Open, Melanie Oudin, Wimbledon

CBS SportsLine

Without Williamses, US faces tough test vs. Italy

Without both Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on the players that got the team into the Fed Cup final against Italy this weekend.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Venus Williams, Tennis, Melanie Oudin, US Open, Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta

Thu Nov 05, 2009

ESPN

Novak Djokovic double-bagels Jan Hernych at Swiss Indoors

Novak Djokovic won 6-0, 6-0 for the first time at an elite event, blanking Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, Novak Djokovic, Jan Hernych, More Sports, Tennis, Andy Murray, David Nalbandian

Tennis Week

French Open Champs Clash In Chengdu

A full fleet of former French Open champions showed the skills that recalled their Parisian prime on the hard courts of Chengdu today.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Tennis, Tennis Players, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Wimbledon, Thomas Enqvist

Wed Nov 04, 2009

ABC News

French Open's Extension Project on Hold for Now

The project to build a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as planned.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Tennis

Tue Nov 03, 2009

TSN.ca

Federer returns to tennis courts with hometown win

Playing his first tennis since losing in September's U.S. Open final, Swiss icon Roger Federer returned to the tennis courts with a first-round victory Monday at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, US Open, Tennis, Tennis Players, Roger Federer, Olivier Rochus, David Nalbandian, Wimbledon

ESPN

French Open says it might leave Roland Garros

The French tennis federation is considering moving the French Open from Roland Garros if an expansion project does not get the green light within a year.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Channelnewsasia.com

Tennis: Federer makes winning return after long break

BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer eased through to the second round of the Swiss Indoors on Monday on his return after a six week break with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Roger Federer, Tennis, Olivier Rochus, Andreas Seppi, Wimbledon, Marcos Baghdatis

Towleroad

Andre Agassi: I Wore a Wig in 1990 French Open Final

"'Every morning I would get up and find another piece of my identity on the pillow, in the wash basin, down the plughole,' he writes.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Andre Agassi, Tennis

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Hindu

Soderling for Chennai Open

CHENNAI: World No. 10 Robin Soderling confirmed his participation in the Aircel Chennai Open which will take place from January 4 to 10, 2010, at the SDAT Nungambakkam Stadium here.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Robin Soderling, Tennis, Rafael Nadal

Free Republic

Agassi says wig cost him French Open win

Tennis legend Andre Agassi has admitted he wore a blond mullet wig during the 1990s because he didn't want people to know he was going bald.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Tennis, Tennis Players, Andre Agassi

Fri Oct 30, 2009

KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Agassi tells People magazine he did meth for "a year or so"

Andre Agassi used crystal meth periodically for "a year or so," the eight-time Grand Slam champion revealed in an interview with People magazine.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Andre Agassi, Tennis

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Mid-Day Mumbai

Venus Williams downs Svetlana Kuznetsova in Doha

Defending champion Venus keptA alive her slim hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Championships in Doha.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva

Surrey Hants Star

Steve Bierley on Agassi's drug admission

Andre Agassi serves on his way to a straight-sets first-round defeat at the Stuttgart Open in 1997.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Andre Agassi, Tennis, US Open, Australian Open, Roger Federer

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Shanghai Daily

Serena wins; Dementieva stuns Venus

SERENA Williams stayed on course to end the year as world No. 1 when she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 , 7-5 on the opening day of the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar, after sister Venus suffered a shock defeat on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Serena Williams, Tennis, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva

CNN

Agassi admits using crystal meth

Andre Agassi has admitted using crytsal methamphetamine a year before winning the French Open in 1998.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Andre Agassi, Tennis

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Bangkok Post

I'd hate to be on men's tour, says Serena

Serena Williams believes that when it comes to the grind of touring and travelling, the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have a lot to learn.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Serena Williams, Tennis, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon

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