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Time For Five-Set Women's Grand Slams

By Larry BrownJul 6th 2007 – 12:50PM

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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  • 02/23/12 Orantes elected to Tennis Hall of Fame Source: ABC - KTVX 4 - Salt Lake City UT Former Spanish star Manuel Orantes has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Orantes, who starred on the ATP World Tour in the 1970s and 1980s, defeated a top-seeded Jimmy Connors to capture the 1975 U.S. Open title and also played an instrumental role in Spain's Davis Cup efforts for many years.

Background on manuel orantes

Manuel Orantes Corral (born February 5, 1949 in Granada, Spain) was a tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s.

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