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Flipper Flipkens enjoys second lease of life

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LONDON - Kirsten Flipkens, a Belgian outsider whose tennis career almost flatlined a year ago after four blood clots were found in her calf, enjoyed a second lease of life as she stormed into her first Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday.

Who's that girl? Fans have to check who is playing

LONDON - Clutching tickets won in a raffle, acquired through the local tennis club or bought at a charity auction, the fans huddled together on a chilly Center Court all agreed - the Wimbledon women's quarter-finals were low on star names.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 02 Jul 2013

Calm Serena says "psycho" side under wraps

PARIS - Top seed Serena Williams said her "psycho" side is under wraps after motoring into the third round of the French Open with a 6-1 6-2 defeat of French wildcard Caroline Garcia on Wednesday.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 29 May 2013

Chinese fans put on brave face for their "Golden Flower"

BEIJING - Chinese fans were disappointed but still proud on Saturday after home-grown tennis heroine Li Na lost out once again on the Australian Open crown, saying she continued to be an inspiration for China.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 26 Jan 2013

Tennis-Chinese fans put on brave face for their "Golden Flower"

BEIJING, Jan 26 - Chinese fans were disappointed but still proud on Saturday after home-grown tennis heroine Li Na lost out once again on the Australian Open crown, saying she continued to be an inspiration for China.

Gallant Li sees lighter side of defeat after black-out

MELBOURNE - Li Na's bid for a second grand slam title ended tearfully with an injured ankle, a bruised head and a heart-breaking defeat to Victoria Azarenka, but she could still laugh off her "stupid" falls after a gallant failure in the Australian Open final.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 26 Jan 2013

Azarenka eyes second straight Australian Open crown

MELBOURNE - Defending champion Victoria Azarenka will bid for back-to-back titles at Melbourne Park on Saturday when she takes on China's late-blooming Li Na in the final of the Australian Open.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 25 Jan 2013

Preview -Tennis-Azarenka faces headwinds in back-to-back bid

MELBOURNE - Accused of gamesmanship and dogged by injury, Victoria Azarenka's bid for successive Australian Open titles on Saturday will pit her against an opponent in the form of her life and a center-court crowd wary of any hint of bad sportsmanship.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 25 Jan 2013

China's Li says wouldn't 'use' medical timeout

MELBOURNE - China's Li Na declined to pass judgment on Victoria Azarenka's controversial medical time-out during her Australian Open semi-final match, but said she would not do it herself when match points were at stake.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 25 Jan 2013

Djokovic dominates after Azarenka controversy

MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic installed himself as red-hot favorite for a third straight Australian Open title with a semi-final demolition of David Ferrer on Thursday after Victoria Azarenka had controversially set up a final against Li Na.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 24 Jan 2013
Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, in this August 31, 2008 file photo.  REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/Files

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