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All-Time Tennis: French Open (Women)
Was it the clay? Upsets were plenty during the French Open, as most of the favorites didn’t even make it out of the first round. After the round of 16 only one top-10 seed remained. That was #6 Martina Hingis,…
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6/16-18/1989 Oakland at Baltimore
The A’s salvaged a four-game split in Baltimore, which turned out to be okay, as the real-life Athletics only won one of the four games there. Mike Moore pitched his third solo shutout of the season and improved to 9-2…
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All-Time Tennis: French Open (Men)
Two of the three best players in the clay-court season rightfully advanced to the finals of the French Open, and Rafael Nadal prevailed for his first Grand Slam win, and his third victory in his last four tournaments. Thanks to…
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6/12-14/1989 Oakland at Kansas City
The A’s had everything working well in a three-game sweep at Kansas City. Even better, they picked up two games as the real-life A’s won only one of the three contests. The Athletics outscored the Royals 19-3 and outhit them…
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All-Time Tennis: Lyon
In the final tune-up prior to the French Open, Rafael Nadal denied Novak Djokovic a small bit of history and took home the men’s crown. Djokovic was seeking to become the first person to win three straight mini-tournaments on one…
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All-Time Tennis: Rouen
For the second time in this clay-court season, Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf came out on top at the same tournament. They previously both won in Munich, Germany. Graf and Martina Navratilova battled for the right to become the first…
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All-Time Tennis: Strasbourg
For the fourth straight tournament, the women had a first-time winner. This time, Justine Henin was the victor. We were denied our first potential Williams vs. Williams match when both sisters were upset in the quarterfinals. On the men’s side,…
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All-Time Tennis: Geneva
The Geneva stop resulted in a pair of first-time winners. It took a while, but Rafael Nadal finally broke through for his first victory. Five of the six sets that he won came in tiebreakers, including both straight-set victories in…
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All-Time Tennis: Rome
Jimmy Connors boosted his claim on the #1 ranking with his fourth mini-tournament victory of the season, twice on hard courts in Australia and twice on clay courts in Europe, this time winning in Rome. On the women’s side, Maria…
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