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All-Time Tennis: Wimbledon (Men)
The top seeds and the two highest-ranked players avoided any upsets en route to the Wimbledon final. When it was all said and done, #2 Ivan Lendl beat #1 Rafael Nadal in five sets to claim his first Grand Slam…
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8/11-13/1989 Oakland at California
It was a disastrous trip to Anaheim, as the A’s couldn’t do much of anything and were swept by the Angels. It was the first time Oakland had been swept in at least a three-game series since early April (also…
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All-Time Tennis: Manchester
The final mini-tournament of the grass season was loaded, with many of the highest-ranked players competing on both sides. Rafael Nadal became the first men’s player to win a fifth tournament. Serena Williams ended a drought that saw her win…
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All-Time Tennis: Birmingham
John McEnroe won the very first tournament of the season back in Australia, but hadn’t won since until this grass-court stop in Birmingham. On the women’s side, Lindsay Davenport made her first very final and came out victorious. She was…
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All-Time Tennis: Nottingham
Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters both won their second tournaments, but it had been a while, as both claimed their first victory back in the hard-court season in Australia. Now on grass during a stop in Nottingham, both posted straight-set…
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8/8-10/1989 Oakland at Chicago
For yet another series, the A’s matched what happened in real life, as they took two out of three games at Chicago here. Dave Stewart won his team-best 15th game, Carney Lansford had three multi-hit games and Dennis Eckersley saved…
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8/4-7/1989 Oakland at Seattle
A jam-packed four-game series in Seattle had plenty of action and a lot of runs: 25 for the A’s and 27 for the Mariners. The end result was a series split, just like real life. Jose Canseco has gotten things…
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All-Time Tennis: Eastbourne
As the grass-court season made its way to the United Kingdom with an event in Eastbourne, Margaret Court won her second straight tournament, while the men’s event resulted in another first-time winner in Rod Laver. Both champions needed three sets…
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All-Time Tennis: Mallorca
The grass-court stop in Mallorca, Spain, resulted in a couple of first-time winners. The men’s tournament was upside down, as the underdogs won all four quarterfinals and both semifinals. The end result was that Goran Ivanisevic — who hadn’t yet…
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