Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/tennis.html en-en Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:52:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/tennis.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080724/tts-tennis-atp-can-6d6e476.html /afp/20080724/r_t_afp_ts_tennis/tts-tennis-atp-can-6d6e476_1 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:52:00 +0000 Roger Federer's number one ranking slid into the danger zone as the Swiss suffered an opening-match loss to Gilles Simon 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the ATP Masters Series event. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080722/tts-tennis-wta-usa-6d6e476.html /afp/20080722/r_t_afp_ts_tennis/tts-tennis-wta-usa-6d6e476_1 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:58:00 +0000 With top seeds Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams waiting in the wings to test their ailing knees, Samantha Stosur and Melinda Czink notched upset wins at the 600,000-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament here. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080721/tts-tennis-wta-usa-6d6e476.html /afp/20080721/r_t_afp_ts_tennis/tts-tennis-wta-usa-6d6e476_1 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:58:00 +0000 Aleksandra Wozniak became the first Canadian to win a WTA Tour title in 20 years by beating a hobbled Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-3 in the Bank of the West Classic final. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080718/tts-uk-golf-open-thursday-5152039.html /rtrs/20080718/r_t_rtrs_ts_tennis/tts-uk-golf-open-thursday-5152039_1 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:35:00 +0000 Twice former champion Greg Norman, who plays more tennis than golf at the age of 53, spectacularly stole the limelight from the game's best players in Thursday's opening round at the British Open. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080718/tuk-auto-prix-gbr-ger-hamilton-b5b5cc4.html /afp/20080718/r_t_afp_uk_other/tuk-auto-prix-gbr-ger-hamilton-b5b5cc4_1 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:12:00 +0000 Formula one ace Lewis Hamilton has set his sights on matching Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal's unquenchable thirst for success. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080711/tuk-life-britain-auction-dc-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080711/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-life-britain-auction-dc-fa6b408_1 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:48:25 +0000 Labour remained coy on Friday about just how much the chance to play tennis with former Prime Minister Tony Blair is worth. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080710/tuk-uk-britain-labour-auction-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080710/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-uk-britain-labour-auction-fa6b408_1 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:32:00 +0000 If you've ever fancied playing tennis with former Prime Minister Tony Blair or having lunch with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, be prepared to pay thousands of pounds for the pleasure. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080707/tts-uk-tennis-wimbledon-men-5152039.html /rtrs/20080707/r_t_rtrs_ts_tennis/tts-uk-tennis-wimbledon-men-5152039_1 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:36:00 +0000 Rafael Nadal punched a mighty hole through Roger Federer's aura of invincibility on Sunday to become the first Spaniard in over four decades to win the Wimbledon men's singles crown. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080706/tot-uk-tennis-wimbledon-nadal-4b7b872.html /rtrs/20080706/r_t_rtrs_ot_other/tot-uk-tennis-wimbledon-nadal-4b7b872_2 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:17:00 +0000 Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal said his victory over holder Roger Federer in Sunday's final was the most emotional of his career. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080706/tot-uk-tennis-wimbledon-federer-quotes-4b7b872.html /rtrs/20080706/r_t_rtrs_ot_other/tot-uk-tennis-wimbledon-federer-quotes-4b7b872_1 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:40:00 +0000 World number one Roger Federer said on Sunday the defeat by Rafael Nadal that denied him a sixth successive Wimbledon title was the hardest of his career and was partly caused by bad light. Reuters