Serena, Halep cruise into Wimbledon final
Barbora Strycova and Elina Svitolina played in their first Grand Slam semifinals today. It did not go well. Eleventh-seeded Serena Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, dismantled the...
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Second-seeded Nicole Gibbs (Stanford, 2011-13), playing in her first tournament since undergoing cancer surgery, beat qualifier Alycia Parks, an 18-year-old professional Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6-2,...
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Federer tops Nadal, will face Djokovic for crown
Roger Federer, practicing at Indian Wells in March, continued to defy the agingprocess with his four-set victory over Rafael Nadal in today's Wimbledon semi-finals. Photo by Harjanto Sumali The...
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Gibbs reaches Honolulu semis in cancer comeback
Nicole Gibbs, serving in the Berkeley Tennis ClubChallenge last July, routed Quinn Gleason today inthe Honolulu quarterfinals. Photo by Paul Bauman Second-seeded Nicole Gibbs (Stanford, 2011-13),...
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Halep routs Serena for first Wimbledon crown
Simona Halep poses with the trophy in front of theRomanian flag after winning the 2015 BNP ParibasOpen in Indian Wells. Photo by Paul Bauman At one time, Simona Halep couldn't win a Grand Slam final,...
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Ex-Stanford stars Gibbs, Klahn advance to singles finals
Nicole Gibbs, playing in Berkeley last July, iscompeting in her first tournament since havingcancer surgery in May. Photo by Paul Bauman Nicole Gibbs and Bradley Klahn have much in common. Both are...
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Djokovic tops Federer in epic Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy and Serbian flag after winningthe 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Photo by Paul Bauman Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer made Wimbledon and Grand Slam...
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Klahn wins Winnetka title; Gibbs routed in Hawaii final
Bradley Klahn, a Stanford graduate, celebrates during the $150,000 NewportBeach Challenger in January 2018. Photo courtesy of JFS Communications Top-seeded Bradley Klahn, a 28-year-old Stanford...
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Top seed Brengle has favorable draw in $60K Berkeley
Madison Brengle poses with the trophy after winning the$60,000 Stockton (Calif.) Challenger last October. Photoby Paul Bauman Top-seeded Madison Brengle on Monday received the best possible draw for...
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16-year-olds take spotlight in $60K Berkeley tourney
Little Connie Ma, 16, of Dublin in the San Fran-cisco Bay Area, qualified in Berkeley for thesecond year in a row. Photo by Paul Bauman BERKELEY, Calif. – Today was Kids Day at the $60,000 Berkeley...
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25 years after debut in Oakland, Venus to play in S.J.
Venus Williams, shown last year in San Jose, plans to return this month at age 39.Photo by Mal Taam In 1994, Venus Williams made her professional debut indoors in Oakland at 14 years old. A quarter...
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Teens Volynets, Ma show promise in Berkeley losses
Katie Volynets, a 17-year-old wild card from WalnutCreek in the San Francisco Bay Area, celebrates afterwinning a point during her 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (3) loss toCaroline Dolehide on Wednesday in the first...
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Top seed Brengle rallies to beat qualifier in Berkeley
Madison Brengle has altered her serve because of what shesays is incurable hand and arm pain caused by a reaction toan anti-doping blood test at the 2016 U.S. Open. Photo byPaul Bauman BERKELEY,...
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Ahn survives battle to reach $60K Berkeley semis
Sixth-seeded Kristie Ahn, a 27-year-old Stanford graduate, won a fierce baseline battle against unseeded Arina Rodionova, a 29-year-old Australian from Russia. Photo by Paul Bauman BERKELEY, Calif. –...
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Ahn flings racket into crowd during Berkeley loss
Sixth-seeded Kristie Ahn, a 27-year-old Stanford graduate, said she hadintended to throw her racket to the bottom of the net during her loss totop-seeded Madison Brengle on Saturday. Photo by Paul...
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Six years after loss, Brengle beats Hibi for Berkeley title
Madison Brengle rejoices after winning the title in the$60,000 Berkeley Tennis Club Women's Challenge to-day. Photo by Paul Bauman BERKELEY, Calif. – Madison Brengle scoffed at the notion that she...
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Vandeweghe, two others receive San Jose wild cards
CoCo Vandeweghe, a two-time runner-up in the Bank of the West Classic atStanford, sat out this year with an ankle injury before returning Monday nightin a World TeamTennis match for her hometown San...
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Muguruza withdraws from San Jose tourney again
Former world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza pulled out of the Mubadala SiliconValley Classic in San Jose for the second consecutive year, this time with aright leg injury. 2017 photo by Mal Taam Here we go...
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Casper saves 7 championship points, wins Natl. Clay 16s
Luke Casper, shown last November, earned his second goldball of the year and his career. Photo by Paul Bauman Saving seven championship points, second-seeded Luke Casper of Santa Cruz outlasted...
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U.S. veterans Venus, Mattek-Sands to meet in San Jose
Venus Williams made her professional debut 25 yearsago indoors in Oakland. File photo by Paul Bauman U.S. veterans Venus Williams and Bethanie Mattek-Sands – wild cards formerly ranked No. 1 in...
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