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Murray, not at his best, advances at U.S. Open

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NEW YORK - Andy Murray overcame cramps, erratic serving, unforced errors and blustery conditions to defeat Russian Alex Bogomolov at the U.S. Open on Monday before admitting a possible player strike of the 2013 Australian Open would be damaging to the sport.

Nadal pulls out of U.S. Open with injury

MASON, Ohio - Rafael Nadal withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday increasing concerns about the seriousness of the knee injury plaguing the 11-times grand slam winner.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 15 Aug 2012

Golden day for hosts; Jamaican Fraser wins 100

LONDON - Three athletics golds crowned host nation Britain's best Olympic day for over a century after the greatest swimmer of all time bowed out on a high by winning Saturday's last pool race of the Games.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 04 Aug 2012

Boxing: Irish chase medals, photos with the stars

LONDON - Decorated Olympians beware. Ireland's boxers are not only chasing medals in London, they are after a prized photograph with you as well.

Factbox: Wimbledon champion Roger Federer

LONDON - Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer who won a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon men's singles title on Sunday.

2010 U.S. Open, Sports 08 Jul 2012

Serena soars, Murray beats the clock

LONDON - Serena Williams fired down a Wimbledon record 23 aces, Yaroslava Shvedova blitzed through a record 24 consecutive points and Andy Murray beat the clock on another night of late drama as the All England Club ushered in the AN - after Nadal - era on Saturday.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 30 Jun 2012

Rosol rises from obscurity after slaying Nadal

LONDON - Lukas Rosol is so far down the tennis pecking order, he does not feature in the men's ATP guide, has a skeleton profile on Wikipedia and was even a total nobody in tennis circles.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 28 Jun 2012

Nervous Nadal takes time to hit his stride

LONDON - Rafael Nadal made a slow-burning start to his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday, with the Spaniard caught cold by 80th-ranked Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci before coming through 7-6 6-2 6-3.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 26 Jun 2012

Nadal takes time to hit his stride

LONDON - Second seed Rafael Nadal made a slow-burning start to his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday, taken to a tie-break by Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci before picking up speed to win 7-6 6-2 6-3.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 26 Jun 2012

Nadal honored to be flag-carrier for Spain

MADRID - Olympic tennis champion Rafael Nadal said he was honored on Wednesday to be asked to carry the Spanish flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony in what he believes will be one of the most emotional moments of his career.

Sports, 2010 U.S. Open 20 Jun 2012
Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, in this August 31, 2008 file photo.  REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/Files

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