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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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All-Time Tennis: Madrid
Ivan Lendl entered the second stage of the season at #2 in the rankings, and he only helped himself by winning his third tournament, taking home the men’s title in Madrid. After a number of disappointing outings, Chris Evert claimed…
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All-Time Tennis: Munich
Just as they did in Hobart during the Australian swing, Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf were victorious at the same tournament. It’s the second victory for both. Both won in straight sets in the final in Munich, Germany, and both…
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All-Time Tennis: Stuttgart
In the first clay event of the season — which took place in Stuttgart, Germany, as action moved to Europe ahead of the French Open — Jimmy Connors won for the third time and Martina Hingis pulled off her second…
