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Andy Murray Ends Great Britain's Drought, Defeats Novak Djokovic to Win US Open

Tom Barrabi — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:58 +0000

At long last, Great Britain’s Grand Slam drought has come to an end.

Andy Murray Defeats Novak Djokovic To Claim First Slam

Scott Prather — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:22:22 +0000

Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in an absolutely thrilling five-setter at the U.S. Open Final. The victory marks the first Grand Slam of Murray's career. Djokovic made it tough on Murray, forcing...

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Webb Simpson Shoots 68 to Win U. S. Open

Jay Walker — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:10:08 +0000

Webb Simpson shot a final round 68 to outlast the field and win the United States Open by one stroke in San Francisco.

Simpson (+1) had four birdies to put himself in contention and made a tough par on the 18th that proved

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American Webb Simpson Wins 112th U.S. Open

Scott Prather — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:40:51 +0000

American golfer Webb Simpson was struggling with his swing as he entered the 112th U.S. Open last Thursday. Now, he's struggling to believe just how good his entire game was over the last 4 days on his way to a U.S. Open championship. A deeply Spiritual man, Simpson went...

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Novak Djokovic Wins U.S. Open

Scott Prather — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:12:37 +0000

Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has had one hell of a run this year, composing a 2011 record of 64-2, with 10 tournament titles. Monday evening in New York, he defeated Rafael Nadal to win his first ever U.S. Open title. The win marks Djokovic's 4th career grand slam title, and 3rd this year.

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Roddick Is Displaying A Feisty Attitude

Scott Prather — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:37:24 +0000

American tennis superstar Andy Roddick has recently been displaying a salty attitude on the court. Having dropped to 21 in the tennis world rankings might have Roddick in a surly mood, but his play at the U.S. Open has been fantastic.

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Should Venus Williams retire?

Scott Prather — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:04:28 +0000

Venus Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open Wednesday just before she announced to the world that she had been diagnosed with a rare autoimmue disease called Sjogren’s syndrome. The 31-year-old seven-time Grand Slam singles champion faces a tough road battle with this rare illness. Should she retire?

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Tiger Woods To Skip US Open

Steve Peloquin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:51:57 +0000

The Associated Press is reporting, courtesy of foxsports.com, that Tiger Woods has pulled out of the 2011 US Open, due to lingering injury issues with his left leg.

This year's US Open begins June 16, at Congressional

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