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, Warren Morgan, Brightwood, VA, Mr. Frosty Smith
, Caren Lamb, Fort Sumner, NM, In Classy Fashion
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Too good, too good," Nathan Martin said after losing a point to Patrick Walker in Thursday's men's open semifinal at the Charleston Public Courts.
It's a feeling many of Walker's opponents have had since he entered the men's open in 2006. Walker advanced to his fourth final in five years Thursday, defeating Martin 6-4, 7-5. He has lost just once in the Public Courts men's open, falling in a semifinal match to Adam White in 2008.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Maria Sharapova just keeps getting better at the Australian Open.
Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the quarterfinals, Sharapova outclassed Jelena Jankovic 6- 3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the final Saturday and a bid for her third Grand Slam singles title.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - There was at least one cry of "C'mon Ali," and later one fan waved a photo of the boxing legend on Sunday at the Australian Open, bringing the charged atmosphere of a title fight to this tennis final.
After about three hours, it was all about the man with a four- letter nickname, Nole. That would be third-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia, not his opponent Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, the young- looking Ali.
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Teresa Carver says her 11-year-old daughter, Taylor, has been riding horses since before she was born.
I was riding when I was pregnant with her," Teresa explained.
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Defending champion Roger Federer continued his strong preparation for the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of German Tommy Haas on Friday in Doha, Qatar.
The top-ranked Swiss player will face Gael Monfils of France, who defeated Filippo Volandri of Italy in the second semifinal 6-3, 6- 4.
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PARIS - An hour after clutching her fourth French Open trophy, Justine Henin cradled other precious cargo in her arms: her 6-week- old niece.
Talking and laughing with friends and relatives in a lounge just off center court, Henin slowly rocked her brother's baby, then gently kissed her head. As much as a sixth Grand Slam title meant to the top-ranked Belgian, this scene was worth far more.
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PARIS - For Svetlana Kuznetsova, blowing a match one point from victory at the French Open was bad enough. Doing it two years in a row hurt worse.
And then there was the stinging critique of her second collapse by the player who beat her, Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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PARIS -- Once again, Justine Henin-Hardenne rose to the occasion on her favorite stage.
The two-time French Open champion earned another berth in the final, taking advantage of Belgian compatriot Kim Clijsters' erratic play to win 6-3, 6-2 Thursday.
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OAKWOOD -- The finals of the Virginia Hollinger Memorial Tennis Club's men's tournament, the Weston Memorial Open, will start at 1 p.m. today.
In singles, Artie Peller (a tennis pro at South Regency Tennis Center in Miamisburg) plays 22-year-old Denmark native Christian Christensen.