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Federer and Nadal: Best Friends, Bitter Rivals

(Aug. 25) -- There's a certain kind of fan who resents modern professional athletes, not because of the vast amounts of money they make, but because they don't seem to hate their rivals. Take "The Decision" for example. Soon after LeBron James announced his decision to join up with fellow stars Dwyane Wade and Chris...

Time For Five-Set Women's Grand Slams

I just got done watching Novak Djokovic defeat Marcos Baghdatis in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. As you can tell by the picture above, the match went nearly five hours, lasted five sets, and it was an utter duel that tested endurance, strength, moxie, and heart. Only a day earlier, I saw Djokovic grind for four hours in a...

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05/31/12 Classic YouTube | The Queen's sporting life, rugby... Source: The Guardian - London - UK Here is the Queen visiting Molineux in 1962 (albeit not to see Wolves); welcoming the Arsenal squad to Buckingham Palace in 2007; getting a first-hand haka , along with the corgis, from rugby league tourists in the same year; taking a trip to Wimbledon in 2010 ; and sprinting through the Royal Box in time to catch the end of a race. 2) Wonder whether Andy Murray has ever dared try this against his coach, Ivan Lendl, in practice?
05/30/12 GOLF: Megan Khang wins Connecticut Women's Open (video) Source: New Haven Register - New Haven CT Lendl, one of five daughters born to former tennis pro and Goshen resident Ivan Lendl, made consecutive birdies on 12 and 13 to get within two, but failed to birdie the par-5 14th, then bogeyed the par-4 15th to end her hopes.
05/30/12 Lendl works on fine-tuning Murray Source: MSN - UK Andy Murray hopes working with Ivan Lendl can help him achieve the small gains that can turn him into a grand slam champion.
05/27/12 Murray happy with Lendl relationship Source: Rutland & Stamford Mercury Andy Murray is content with the way his coaching relationship with Ivan Lendl is working out and believes his indifferent clay-court form can be put down to a niggling back problem.
05/15/12 Tennis legend tees off to help kids with disabilities Source: Wethersfield Post - Bristol CT Former tennis world champion Ivan Lendl visited town Monday, to support athletic opportunities for disabled children and adults in a golf tournament at the Wethersfield Country Club. The 17th annual Hospital for Special Care Ivan Lendl Golf Classic benefits the many programs and clinics the hospital organizes each year, including the Ivan Lendl Adaptive Sports Camp, where physically disabled children have a chance to take part in sports together.

Background on ivan lendl

Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, he became a United States citizen in 1992. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s.

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