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NEW YORK — Yes, if you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere. It’s New York, where the heat isn’t bad this year — only in the mid-70s Tuesday — the traffic heading to Billie Jean King Center is terrible and the tennis is terrific.
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WIMBLEDON, England — Simona Halep needed less than an hour to stun Serena Williams — and maybe the entire tennis world — while winning the Wimbledon women’s final, 6-2, 6-2, Saturday on Centre Court.
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Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Wimbledon Email Article By Art Spander
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WIMBLEDON, England — She kept bringing up names of those in sports for whom success had not been diminished by the passing of years, names such as Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and, in her own game, Roger Federer.
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WIMBLEDON, England — It’s their tournament, isn’t it? I mean, they do call it the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships. So if a Brit who isn’t even entered in the singles gets the same attention as Roger, Novak and Rafa — please, you don’t need last names — then fine.
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Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Wimbledon Email Article By Art Spander
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WIMBLEDON, England — Call it aura. Or presence. Or maybe the "it" factor, the mysterious intangible that is so much a part of a champion. The athlete knows what is possible, really what is probable. So does the opponent.
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Alison Riske, Serena Williams, Wimbledon Email Article