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Williams Aims for 19th Major After Reaching Aussie Final
… win the U.S. Open and, if it works again on Saturday against 2008 champion Sharapova, it will help Williams move above Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the list of major winners. She would be behind only Steffi Graf , with 22 titles, among champions …
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Williams, Djokovic Advance to 2nd Round at Australian Open
… lost in the opening round at a Grand Slam tournament, and this is her 58th. One more Grand Slam title and she'll pass Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time list of champions. "If I could get to 19 in Australia that would be amazing …
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AP Sportlight
… 7-5, 7-6 to win the Australian Open. 1988 — Steffi Graf wins the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Chris Evert . 1993 — Mike Gartner of the New York Rangers sets an NHL record when he reaches the 30-goal mark for the 14th consecutive …
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015: Capsules on Top Women's Players
… consecutive week as No. 1 in the WTA rankings (since Feb. 18, 2013). ... Her 18 Grand Slam singles titles have her even with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova and behind Steffi Graf's 22 in the Open Era, with those three women the only players to spend more …
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No more doubts for Serena Williams… Navratilova and Chrissie Evert. "It means a lot to me," Serena said. "Who could ever imagine I'd be mentioned with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. I was just a kid from Compton with a dream and a racket." On the court, the two presented Serena …
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Evert vs. Navratilova vs. Serena… Serena Williams pulled into New York for the US Open, she'd been trying to move into a tie with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert for the third-most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era for a year. But after falling out of the Australian Open …
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Serena Williams rolls into final… in a row by beating Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday's final, the 32-year-old American will become the first woman since Chris Evert in the 1970s to win three consecutive titles at the tournament. After Makarova held to 1-all, she went 40 minutes until …
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Serena Williams Keeps Things Light, Advances to US Open Semis… with the most night wins in Arthur Ashe Stadium. It also drew her one step closer to winning a third consecutive US Open ( Chris Evert won four from 1975-'78) and an 18th Grand Slam title, which would knot her with Evert and Martina Navratilova. Williams …
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Serena Williams into semifinals… 11th-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy. Williams is bidding to become the first woman with three consecutive US Open titles since Chris Evert took four in a row from 1975-78. The 32-year-old American also is trying to pull even with Evert and Martina Navratilova …
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American tennis takes another blow… Slam singles title, putting her on the same stat line as Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. 4. Passing the torch is a narrative ..... thus far has passed it to no one. Billie Jean King passed to Chris Evert , who passed to Lindsay Davenport and the Williams sisters …
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No Doubles Trouble For Serena Williams, Comparatively Speaking… losing just three points on her first serve while saving both break points against her. While she is attempting to equal Chris Evert 's achievement of winning three straight US Open titles (Evert won four straight from 1975-'78), and trying to tie …
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Dominant Serena Williams Shows Taylor Townsend How It's Done… match began. And Williams -- a five-time US Open champion who is seeking to three-peat this year as well as finally tie Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova at 18 Grand Slam titles -- showed Townsend that nothing can really prepare you for the actual experience …
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Bellis joins elite US Open company… Fernandez eventually reached the semis a the Open in 1992 at the veteran dotage of 21. Tracy Austin, 1979 Move over, Chris Evert . That was the case in 1979 when, at 16 years, 9 months, Tracy Austin, beat the defending four-time champ to win the …
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State of Serena still unknown… only four players have ever been ranked No. 1 more than that. She has 17 career Grand Slam titles, one shy of Martina and Chris Evert . Can she tie them? Pass them? "I got stuck at 13 for a while. And I was really depressed about it. I'm never going …
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Poll: LeBron voted most popular… Jordan), but the women's list includes four athletes in the top 10 who have hung it up: Hamm, tennis greats Billy Jean King (tied for sixth) and Chris Evert (tied for eighth) and beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor (No. 10).
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'The Notebook' Stars Reportedly Had No Chemistry… melts. In my opinion, controversy over. One other controversy, and I want to bring in three-time wimbledon champion, Chris evert , to talk about -- to talk about the all-white controversy. What do you make of all of the stricter legislation over it …
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Defending Wimbledon Champ Defeated… And what a stunning road to the semifinals, which begin today, as so many of the giants in this sport were upset by what Chris evert calls the next wave. I think Andy Murray may have said it best after his defeat. For him and so many, it was just a really …
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Strange, sad exit for Serena… it is easier to believe that Williams equaling or surpassing the 18-Grand Slam title mark held by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert might not happen. With every Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep who simply flares her nostrils, digs in and wins big matches …
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Get in while the grass is good… the Williams sisters, who have 24 singles Slams championships -- 10 here at Wimbledon. 41. Serena, at 32, would tie Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 majors if she is successful this fortnight. 42. Thirty-two might be old in the tennis …
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Sharapova digging the dirt these days… matches on clay. For her career, Sharapova is 142-43, sturdy stuff, indeed. She was presented the winner's trophy by Chris Evert , who won the first of her seven titles here exactly 40 years ago. "It's such an emotional victory for me in my career …
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What's going on in Upset City?… bestow Tomljanovic and Muguruza with those swanky little gifts, as you suggested, she may want to consider sharing them with Chris Evert . Tomljanovic, a student of the 18-time Grand Slam winner's academy, said, "I'm very fortunate to have [Evert …
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Baseline Buzz: Sloane or Townsend?… first. Wilansky: It's a sensitive topic, for sure. But this morning I ran into 18-time Grand Slam singles champion Chris Evert and asked her what she liked about Townsend's game. Evert extolled her movement against Cornet, saying "she was all over …
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Serena Williams defying all odds… her 30th birthday, in 1999 at Wimbledon. She lost in a straight-sets final to Lindsay Davenport and promptly retired. Chris Evert played 16 majors after hitting 30 -- and won two, the French Open in 1985 and 1986. Martina Navratilova played 23 majors …
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Williams, Djokovic beat the heat… four consecutive Australian Open titles and five overall; she's hoping to move into a tie with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with 18 career Grand Slam titles, which will put the trio behind only Steffi Graf's 22 in the Open Era. Williams' latest …
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Djoker impresses new coach Becker… Williams, who is looking for her first title here in four years and her 18th career Grand Slam win, which would tie her with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for fourth place all-time. "I don't think 'disappointed' is the right word," Barty said …
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Djokovic must get busy at majors… won four of the last five majors and has 17 Grand Slam singles titles overall. That's one behind Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert , five behind Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 and seven behind the all-time record of 24 by Margaret Court. Djokovic …
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The Social Climber: Serena Williams Wins US Open Title… was the top seed at the slam, but it was a hard-won victory. Williams, 31, now holds one fewer Grand Slam titles than Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time list. It seems like it's just a matter of time until she goes down in history …
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John McEnroe, Chris Evert To Commentate at WimbledonI have yeah. practice my hook yeah. here each won Wimbledon three times among many many tennis titles. Wimbledon starts on June 25. And the only place to see it start to finish on ES PNC beginning on June 25 sold. We're gonna have you being a part of it just tell them what isn't about Wimbledon.
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Obamas Host Annual White House Easter Egg Roll… pushed-up-out," Obama move on to the tennis court. The president played doubles with a young girl against tennis pro Chris Evert and a little boy. "That's what I'm talking about," he said as he high-fived his teammate after she made a good shot …
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President Obama, Michelle Obama host White House Easter egg roll
… with Shaggy. If the rumors are true. Movie stars including Julianne Moore were on hand, as were athletes like tennis great Chris Evert . The White House said it also expected U.S. Olympian figure skater Michelle Kwan and NFL players Brian Orakpo, Ovie Mughelli …
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Hoopster In Chief Puts Own Image on Ball… ground to do some pushups. "Somebody saw me cheating on my pushups," the president joked. He then moved on to tennis with Chris Evert . The tennis balls did not have his image on them. "Four more years," one woman said as he left the court. "With your …
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Andy Warhol's Polaroid Portraits
… John Lennon ? 1971 Yoko Ono ? 1971 Dolly Parton ? 1985 Dorothy Hamill ?1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ? 1978 Joan Collins ? 1985 Chris Evert ? 1977 Keith Haring ? 1986 Wayne Gretzky ? 1983 Tom Seaver ? 1977 Diane Von Furstenberg ? 1984 Pelé ? 1977 Warhol Fright …
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Teen Stages Own Kidnapping to Get Cash From His Father
… a $50,000 ransom for his release. The teen, originally from Orlando, had been in Delray attending the high-profile Chris Evert /Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis tournament. The kidnapping plot the teen, male version of “Thelma and Louise …