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Nadal has no illusions about Wimbledon
Jun 6 2005 4:46PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal will not soon go from kissing the French Open trophy to hoisting the one at Wimbledon. A young man with imagination but no illusions, the Spaniard does not pretend he blithely can transport his successes on clay to championships on grass.
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Mirza beats Schaul 6-2, 6-0 at DFS Classic
Jun 6 2005 4:09PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Sania Mirza, who this year became the first Indian woman to win a WTA Tour title, served well Monday in routing Claudine Schaul 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the DFS Classic, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon.
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Malisse wins at Queen's, gets Hewitt next
Jun 6 2005 2:03PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Belgium's Xavier Malisse, a 2003 Wimbledon semifinalist, routed South Korea's Hyung-taik Lee 6-2, 6-0 Monday in the first round at Queen's and will next face three-time champion Lleyton Hewitt in this grass-court tuneup.
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Safin wins, could miss Wimbledon
Jun 6 2005 11:53AM (CT)
HALLE, Germany (AP) - Marat Safin played through a knee injury Monday at the Gerry Weber Open to beat wild-card Alexander Popp 6-3, 6-2 and could be forced to miss Wimbledon.
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TV ratings for French Open stays steady
Jun 6 2005 10:34AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's telecast of Rafael Nadal's victory over Mariano Puerta in the men's final of the French Open on Sunday drew an overnight rating of 2.0, close to the usual number for a major tennis final without Americans.
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Federer, Davenport No. 1; Nadal No. 3
Jun 6 2005 9:45AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal's French Open title vaulted him to No. 3 in the ATP Tour rankings Monday, still far behind No. 1 Roger Federer.
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