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A Long, Sad American Tennis Drought Is Over

WIMBLEDON, England — And on the 2,933rd day, an American man reached a Grand Slam semifinal. Sam Querrey, a 29-year-old from California, ousted defending champion Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Wednesday and became the first American man to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick here in 2009. Happiness rarely graces […]

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A Long, Sad American Tennis Drought Is Over

WIMBLEDON, England — And on the 2,933rd day, an American man reached a Grand Slam semifinal. Sam Querrey, a 29-year-old from California, ousted defending champion Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Wednesday and became the first American man to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick here in 2009. Happiness rarely graces […]

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There Are No Easy Matches In Women’s Tennis Anymore

WIMBLEDON, England — No one has any idea which of the four semifinalists will win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday. But there is one prediction you can make with confidence: The remaining matches will be close, hard-fought contests that could easily last three sets. Women’s tennis matches keep getting longer and more […]

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