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Yorkshire clubs hit hard as cold snap continues

Yorkshire clubs hit hard as cold snap continues
THE Arctic weather has bitten hard into tomorrow’s Football League programme. (03/12/2010 10:23:22)

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how is it that Maria Sharapova continues to win but never gains any ground on the ranking board?

I don’t know a thing about tennis. My daughter watches it, that that is what I have noticed.

French Open – Federer Continues; Kuznetsova Upsets Williams in Quarterfinals

World No.2 Roger Federer is just two victories away from obtaining the only Grand Slam title that he has never won in his entire professional career and if he wins, he will also tie the record that Pete Sampras currently has of 14 titles of major tournaments. After some regular participation in the last tournaments and after being defeated by Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, Federer is now working very hard to achieve one of his main goals for this year. He defeated Gael Monfils on Wednesday at the Roland Garros quarterfinals 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-2. As expected, the local Monfils was the crowd’s favorite, but Federer knew how to overcome that pressure and at the end he obtained the victory. Federer said that it was not an easy match for him; at the beginning, he said, maybe he took many risks and that is why the first set was kind of difficult for him to win because he was worried about Monfils forehand. For the second and third set he took everything with calm and with a very solid game he demonstrated why he is one of the best tennis players of the world. Federer has lost during the last three years the French Open final against Rafael Nadal, who was the four-time defending champion, but he is now out of the tournament since this time he was beaten by a surprising Robin Soderling in the fourth round. However, the tournament itself has not been very easy for Federer; most of the matches that he has played had been extended to four sets and the one against Tommy Haas was extended to five sets, were he had to overcome the two sets that he lost at the beginning. Nevertheless, this may be the best chance that the Swiss has had to complete his career Grand Slam, since his most fierce rivals – Nadal and Djokovic – are out, and the rest of the players remaining have negative records against him. “Doesn’t mean because I have a great record against all the players left in the draw that, you know, I’m going to win this,” Federer said, “but I’ll definitely try everything I possibly can to do it.” Federer will have to face Juan Martin Del Potro in the semifinals on Friday. As for the women’s singles, Serena Williams was defeated on Wednesday by the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets 7-6 (3), 5-7 and 7-5. Williams had a great opportunity to reach the semifinals when she took the lead 3-1 in the third set, but then it got lost when the Russian made a great comeback and end up the set winning 7-5. Serena blames the defeat on her nerves. She was seeking for her third consecutive major title and the 11th of her career at Roland Garros. For her part, Kuznetsova is looking for the second major title of her career; she had a breakdown on the second set but then he took all of the energy that she had and with a solid performance she sealed the victory with a defeat on the third set. The match that lasted almost three hours was a reminder of what had happened in the Australian Open quarterfinals, but backwards; this time Kuznetsova gave everything that she had and overcame the nerves and tension and the one left out was Williams. Kuznetsova will have to face Samantha Stosur from Australia in the semifinals on Thursday.

US Open- Oudin Steps Out; Djokovic Continues to Semifinals

The 4th seeded Novak Djokovic reached the US Open semifinals for the third year in a row by defeating the 10th seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday 7-6 (2), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2. In a very close game Djokovic made a show of his skills, pulling off a great performance in the quarterfinals at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match was expected to be a close battle between the Serbian and the Spaniard, an expectation satisfied in the first set. It was a much-disputed challenge for both players; Djokovic played better but committed two unforced errors that ended the set in a tiebreak. The Serb, however, was able to overcome Verdasco and take victory in the first set. The second set proved easy work for Djokovic, who won 6-1. But Verdasco was not yet out of the game. After some soul searching, the Spaniard was able to win the third set, breaking the Serb’s serve thanks to a strong forehand derive and forcing a fourth and decisive set. The situation might have been grim for Djokovic, but the Serbian player managed to win easily with 6-2. Verdasco seemed to have pain in his stomach, struggling with his serve throughout the match; he took a medical timeout but the rest did not save him. Djokovic was able to take advantage of the situation and break the Spaniard’s serve at the end of the third set to take the victory. On the women’s side, teen sensation Melanie Oudin was upset Wednesday by 9th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark, who crushed the American in two sets, 6-2, 6-2. The 17-year-old Oudin was left out of the competition, the first major tournament of her career. Her shakiness in the first set cost her the match; she dropped 14 of the first 18 points, a setback from which not even she could return. American hopes were set on the young player, who had upset four veterans during the tournament, including Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementievea; she also became the youngest quarterfinalist in the tournament since Serena Williams in 1999. “This has been a great experience for me. I had a great run here,” the 70th-ranked Oudin said in an interview after the match. “I hope to come back next year and do even better.” Oudin is not used to the kind of attention she received over the week; she passed quickly from being an under-the-radar tennis player to an extremely well-known one, even shaking Sharapova’s hand after beating her. She became a great surprise this year. Even in the match she lost, Oudin never gave up. She did, however, commit 43 unforced errors against 20 by Wozniacki, who leads the women’s tour in match victories this year. 19-year-old Wozniacki became the first Dane to reach a semifinal in a major tournament. She will face Yanina Wickmayer from Belgium on Friday for a spot in Saturday’s final.

Australian Percy continues to shine in Houston

Australian Percy continues to shine in Houston
Australian Cameron Percy continued his impressive form to be one stroke from the lead after the second round at the Houston Open on Friday.

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Jankovic continues BNP Paribas Open charge

Jankovic continues BNP Paribas Open charge
INDIAN WELLS — The deeper she goes into the draw of the BNP Paribas Open, the better Jelena Jankovic feels about the revival of her tennis game.

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