Sports beat.Sports Beat: Wimbledon opens in England, featuring play from the likes of Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. , Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is the top-ranked American player and fifth-ranked player in the world as of October 1, 2007. He finished sixth in the 2006 ATP Race. , Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional female tennis champion. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian Open. and Maria Sharapova. The Angels start the week at home against Texas on Monday through Wednesday (20th-22nd), then host the Dodgers in a freeway series Friday through Sunday (23rd through 26th). The Sparks are at home against Connecticut on Monday (20th) and Seattle on Friday (24th). In golf, the 60th U.S. Women's Open gets started on Thursday (23rd) at venerable Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club is a private country club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. The club was founded in 1922 and designed by William Flynn.[1] and concludes on Sunday (26th). The third of the LPGA's major events is likely to get extra attention this year because superstar Annika Sorenstam has already won the first two this year and there's talk of her completing the Grand Slam, an almost unheard-of accomplishment in golf. |
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