Tag: Steffi Graf
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Germany through to first Fed Cup Final in 22 years
London, Apr 22, 2014: Twenty-two years after last reaching the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final, Germany will contest the competition’s showpiece tie on 8-9 November after a convincing semifinal triumph over Australia in Brisbane. The two-time champions, whose last foray to the final in 1992 ended in a 2-1 victory over Spain courtesy of…
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Serena Williams secures fifth Wimbledon title
London, July 09, 2012: : Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title with a 61 57 62 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in Saturday’s ladies final. She has now won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, which puts her in fourth place in the Open Era list for most Grand Slam titles behind Steffi Graf, Chris Evert…
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Olympic gold means more to Graf
By Mark Hodgkinson: Steffi Graf may have stayed in the Athletes Village when she played at the Olympics, but she left as soon as “the partying started”slam. “When it got too loud, with people partying after they had finished competing, that’s when I went to a hotel,” Graf said of her experiences at the 1988…