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Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday.In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4, and six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4.It will mark Nadal's eighth consecutive final since his return from an injury layoff and the first for Federer this year.Nadal holds a 19-10 edge head to head against Federer, but they have split their last four meetings.In the women's tournament, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year — with the French Open a week away. She will face third-seeded Victoria Azarenka in Sunday's final.The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0, extending her career-best winning run to 23 matches.Williams is coming off consecutive titles in Miami, Charleston and Madrid.Azarenka kept her concentration t...

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  2. Collins gets plenty of support after coming out

    Bill Clinton applauded his courage, Martina Navratilova called him a pioneer and Doc Rivers compared him to Jackie Robinson.The NBA's Jason Collins said he was gay M...

  3. NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay

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  1. Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome

    Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two ear...

  2. Martina Navratilova expects rivalry between Azarenka and Kvitova to headline women's game

    Martina Navratilova expects a compelling rivalry to develop between Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova .Speaking ahead of ...

  3. Holding court: Martina Navratilova makes her point on Margaret Court's anti-gay comments

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  4. Martina Navratilova to Hit Tennis Balls Off Kilimanjaro

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  5. Tennis great Martina Navratilova diagnosed with noninvasive breast cancer; prognosis excellent

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    Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade.Collins eventu...

  7. Sports world reacts to NBA center's coming out

    Jason Collins becomes first gay active athlete

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