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Wimbledon Summary
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The world-renowned British tennis tournament, Wimbledon, has become more than tradition, according to British journalist and author John Barrett: more than "just the world's most important and historic tennis tournament," having...
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Wimbledon may refer to: The Championships, Wimbledon, a grass court tennis tournament, one of the four Grand Slam championships. Wimbledon (film), a fictional movie set around the championships Wimbledon Effect -- nickname for the success of foreign...


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Wimbledon to increase player challenges
5/23/2007: 357 words, approx. 1 pages
Wimbledon will give players three chances per set to challenge line calls using video technology at this year's tournament _ one more than the U.S. and Australian Opens.Wimbledon is introducing the Hawk-Eye system on Centre Court and Court No. 1 at the June 25-July 8...
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Wimbledon tradition now includes replay
6/16/2007: 1,047 words, approx. 4 pages
Host since 1877 to one of the most tradition-laden of sporting events, from the grass courts to the all-white attire, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has been doing its best lately to keep up with the changing times.Obligatory curtsies are gone, a retractable roof...
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Wimbledon agrees to equal prize money
2/22/2007: 525 words, approx. 2 pages
After years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure Thursday and agreed to pay women players as much as the men at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.The All England Club announced at a news conference that it had decided...
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Venus Williams wins 4th Wimbledon title
7/7/2007: 467 words, approx. 2 pages
Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title Saturday, then basked in cheers on the court that always seems to inspire her best tennis.The heavily favored Williams beat surprising finalist Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 for her sixth Grand Slam title. She also won Wimbledon in 2000,...
 


 

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