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MONDAY,
DECEMBER 23 Serena :
queen of the Williams mountain;
Hewitt
repeats at the top of ATP
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 Critiques of Tennis ' strokes articleTennis Week 's ATP and WTA assaults MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 The women's best of the best SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 Will Kafelnikov truly retire? Will Sampras play in 2003? WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Davis Cup: Kafelnikov and Safin 's greatest challenge Five Musketeers ; Steffi 's image conscious in Germany, not in US MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Hewitt cements his No. 1 status
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Hewitt and Ferrero : the final clash of the season
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Former No. 1 Arantxa remembered Andre 's Shanghai surprise; Hewitt top dog again; Changes for Home Depot WTA Championships
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Round robin format provides excitement and confusion
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Flaky Safin can't predict his ups and downs
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Kim Clijsters comes of age
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Hewitt is revved up to repeat as world's best
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Under the microscope: examining Jennifer vs. Serena Kim take Serena ? Venus ' default reminiscent of year
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 WTA's best rivalry: Can JCap down Serena ? FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Is Clijsters capable of taking the WTA title from the Williamses ? THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 The Myskina report: pressure confines Russian Dani needs better conditioning; Farina to retire in 2003 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Kim-Justine to engage in final ’02 Battle of Belgium WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Hantuchova goes from pin-up girl to Slovak hero
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
Hewitt vs. Agassi highlights year-end finish Schnyder 's labors; the lesson of baseball: tennis needs oncourt coaching
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Andre Agassi : Will he end 2002 as No. 1? Agassi 's charity hits record
EXCLUSIVE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
Corina Morariu : temporarily sidelined Philadelphia back in the tennis business
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
Hingis ' murky future FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Forget disses Andy and James ; Pete to retire at Wimby?; Clothing makes the scene; War over Venus ' and Serena 's endorsements FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Has the “Y” man put too much pressure on himself?
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
King Pete (and Prince Andre ) bail on Davis Cup; Agassi told PMac 'maybe'
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Will Anna allow Anna to win first title?
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 23
Hewitt
sighs with relief over Open draw Rusedski
moves to different draw location
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 22
Can
Serena become one of the all-time
greats?
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 22
Serena ,
Venus
face difficult paths to final
MONDAY,
AUGUST 19
Will
Mauresmo
and Blake
be factors in N.Y.? SUNDAY,
AUGUST 18
Justice served for serve-and-volleyers
MONDAY,
AUGUST 12
Is
Rubin
ready to rock N.Y.? Dokic
move to England unlikely
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 10
Moya :
a return to confidence and winning
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 9
Hewitt
owns that No.1 magic over Andre Gonzalez
and Roddick
in a dog fight
EXCLUSIVE THURSDAY, AUGUST
8
Capriati
shoulders the load of being Williamses '
main foe
MONDAY,
AUGUST 5
Agassi
plays with limitations on his time Kafelnikov
ponders his position; Safin
sent packing
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 3
Jelena
shows closer's instincts
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 1
Has
the real Pete Sampras returned? Keeping
company with the mob ?
Saturday's TV
coverage
almost super
EXCLUSIVE
Venus
retools to regain edge over Serena
FRIDAY,
JULY, 26
Raymond
tries to fulfill potential Jelena 's
brunt; Lindsay 's
fresh; Kim
comes together and the Jankovic
report
EXCLUSIVE THURSDAY,
JULY 25
Kournikova
says she's maturing, outgrown teenage years
TUESDAY,
JULY 23
Time
for Kim
to climb out of slump
MONDAY,
JULY 22
Davenport :
Is she ready to challenge the Williams sisters?
SUNDAY,
JULY 7
What's
ahead for No. 1 Hewitt
SUNDAY,
JUNE 9
Costa
swats 'El Mosquito," beating Ferrero
in four sets
SATURDAY,
JUNE 8
The
Serena-Venus
final: an on-court defense
FRIDAY,
JUNE 7
How
to collapse in Russian: Viva Espanol!
as Ferrero
beats Safin
THURSDAY,
JUNE 6
Williams
sisters will reach pinnacle of No. 1 and No. 2 as Serena
defeats Jennifer
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 5
Fernandez :
from club to competitor "Al" Costa
shines in breakthrough Slam
SUNDAY,
MAY 19
Serena
looking strong for Roland Garros ; Capriati: Can she or
can't she defend?; Hingis heading for surgery
SUNDAY,
MAY 12
Is
Agassi the Roland Garros favorite? Is Serena capable
of conquering the clay?
SATURDAY,
MAY 11
Juan
Carlos complains about Berlin
treatment
FRIDAY,
MAY 10
JCap
reverberations rumble in Berlin
TUESDAY,
MAY 7
Kuerten :
the miracle healer
MONDAY,
APRIL 29
Sampras :
Where is he at?
SUNDAY,
APRIL 28
Austrian
Schwartz singlehandedly takes down mighty U.S.
SATURDAY,
APRIL 27
Schwartz
takes over for Schett and delivers big upset
FRIDAY,
APRIL 26
Fed
Cup 's cry in the wilderness
THURSDAY,
APRIL 25
The
great debate: Are women now trumping the men ?
TUESDAY,
APRIL 23
The
rebirth of Iva Majoli and Patty Schnyder
TUESDAY,
APRIL 23
Healthy
Ferrero and Moya become early French favorites
THURSDAY,
APRIL 18
WTT :
Agassi to play in Sacramento mall, Davenport gets
traded
EXCLUSIVE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
Kournikova
calls Solomon to consult on failing game
MONDAY,
APRIL 15
Williams
remains a champion, Henin continues a champion-in-waiting
FRIDAY,
APRIL 12
Dokic
still says no to Australia
SUNDAY,
APRIL 7
U.S.
wants Agassi for tie with France
SATURDAY,
APRIL 6
Lady
Luck calls on the American duo
FRIDAY,
APRIL 5
The
king of grass gets mowed down
FRIDAY,
APRIL 5
Can
Corretja lead Spain to the promised land?
THURSDAY,
APRIL 4
Roddick 's
faces biggest Davis Cup test
THURSDAY,
APRIL 4
Can
the Spaniards succeed on grass?
TUESDAY,
APRIL 2
Will
favored U.S. , Russia , France and Argentina
push through to semis?
SUNDAY,
MARCH 31
Agassi
joins Steffi in Key Biscayne recordbook
SUNDAY,
MARCH 31
Williams
pulls out biggest win since 1999
FRIDAY,
MARCH 29
Despondent
Rios kneed by Andre; Agassi
prefers to battle it out
FRIDAY,
MARCH 29
Can
Federer "establish" himself in the new elite?
THURSDAY,
MARCH 28
Serena
stands tall and proud over Venus
EXCLUSIVE MONDAY, MARCH 25
Johnson
and Palmer react to being the doubles duo left behind
SUNDAY,
MARCH 24
Smashnova
smashes to two titles in 2002
FRIDAY,
MARCH 22
Anna
bombs in backyard with loss to Greek unknown
TUESDAY,
MARCH 19
Morariu
predicts return to tennis this summer
SATURDAY,
MARCH 16
Fearless
Hantuchova overwhelms Martina in final
SATURDAY,
MARCH 16
"Invincible"
Hewitt 's stretches dominance over Sampras
FRIDAY,
MARCH 15
Can
the cool genius revive Sampras ?
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 13
Venus
and Serena : happy to be home … and giving back
MONDAY,
MARCH 11
Sanguinetti :
One of the best kept secrets in tennis takes down Roddick
MONDAY,
MARCH 11
Tulyaganova ,
Hantuchova have dreams of No. 1
SUNDAY,
MARCH 10
Refreshed
Dokic ready for breakthrough
SATURDAY,
MARCH 9
Can
Dementieva break the Russian women's jinx?
MONDAY,
MARCH 4
How
Hewitt topped Agassi in classic final
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 27
Sampras
in crisis: Is Higueras the right fix?
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 23
Martina
watches as archrival Venus soars
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 21
Roddick 's
the torchbearer, like it or not
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 18
Hewitt
brims with confidence needed to remain on top
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 2
Patrick
McEnroe : the ideal Davis Cup
captain
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 30
Who
will Andre hire? Who will Brad coach?
SAURDAY,
JANUARY 26
History
works against Johansson
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 24
Hingis :
Brimming with confidence for Aussie final
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 23
Haas
no longer just a rapid-fire Tommy-gun
TUESDAY,
JAUNARY 22
Monica's
golden opportunity to get No. 10 Slam
MONDAY,
JANUARY 21
Let
Henman be Henman
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 20
Sampras
and Safin : a battle of heavyweights
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 19
Can
Mauresmo and Dementieva become first-tier players?
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 18
A
kinder, gentler Rios tries a new approach
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 18
Does
Kournikova care if she gets back to the top 10?
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 16
Whither
the men: Is the bottom half of draw worst ever?
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 13
Hewitt
leads the mens' march to Melbourne
AMERICAN
TRIO OF WILLIAMS, CAPRIATI AND WILLIAMS LOOM LARGE
Hingis
among favorites to take Australian Open
THURDAY,
JANUARY 10
Hewitt,
Venus, Capriati snag first
awards from tennisreporters.net
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 8
Kournikova
misses big chance to champion
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