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Great Sporting Moments: Nadal defeats Federer in Wimbledon final
Sometimes, sport is more than just sport. Sometimes, the greatest champions reach a zone of near-perfection that approaches the divine. Introducing our week-long celebration of such moments, James Lawton pays tribute to one of the greatest tennis matches of all time
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Great Sporting Moments: Tennis
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Sometimes, sport is more than just sport. Sometimes, the greatest champions reach a zone of near-perfection that approaches the divine.
No drugs in Montcourt's body say police
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Medical tests did not detect the presence of any drugs in the body of French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt who died on Tuesday at the age of 24, a police source said today.
James Lawton: Roddick can take comfort that he is not far behind the greatest sportsmen of all
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Andre Agassi recalls that when he won Wimbledon in 1992, beating Goran Ivanisevic in a final which crackled like gunfire, he entered a state of almost surreal ecstasy.
Poll reveals the 'ultimate' tennis player
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
A new poll which quizzed British tennis fans on the features of the ultimate tennis player has produced some surprising results.
Tennis player Montcourt dies aged 24
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt died on Monday night at the age of 24, the French Tennis Federation said today.
Federer: 'Maybe I can relax a bit now, enjoy the game'
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
What does a newly crowned 'greatest ever player' do after an historic victory? Roger Federer tells Paul Newman about staying up until 7am – and where he can possibly go from here
Federer takes place in history on longest day
Monday, 6 July 2009
Swiss claims record 15th Grand Slam after triumph over Andy Roddick.
James Lawton: Roddick's courage ensures an epic finale
Monday, 6 July 2009
Roddick can say that he challenged one of the greatest to fight as hard as he ever has
David Ashdown's Wimbledon Picture Diary
Monday, 6 July 2009
Each day of the Wimbledon championship The Independent's award winning photographer David Ashdown has been selecting his favourite images and explaining the story behind the lens. Here's the diary in full.
Nick Bollettieri: Holy Goat! He is the greatest of all time
Monday, 6 July 2009
Wimbledon Dossier: Exclusive briefing from the man who has coached champions from Agassi to Sharapova and the Williams sisters
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