Mr. Querrey won a grass-court warmup event this month. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Men at Wimbledon: Down to 2] Reference
She extended her grass-court winning streak to 22 matches. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sharapova looks unbreakable en route to Wimbledon semis] Reference
Nalbandian, playing his first grass-court tournament, overcame. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Venus, Serena to meet again in Grand Slam final] Reference
He has won three grass-court titles so far in his brief career. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Want a winner? Go with Hewitt, Venus Williams] Reference
In 2003, an injury forced him to skip the whole grass-court season. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Roundup: Win doesn't bring Safin comfort] Reference
Federer has yet to lose a match in the monthlong grass-court season. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Notebook: Navratilova matches up vs. Williams sisters] Reference
The loss snapped her grass-court streak of 22 consecutive victories. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sharapova falls to Venus in Wimbledon semifinals] Reference
Mark Philippoussis and Greg Rusedski surely have grass-court ability. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Want a winner? Go with Hewitt, Venus Williams] Reference
Is having a strong grass-court season, reaching the quarterfinals at the DFS. From Wordnik.com. [2000 Wimbledon - Women's seeds] Reference
"I think he is (a) completely different grass-court player than he was back then.". From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Ease of Wimbledon run stuns Federer] Reference
This title was different from her previous successes at the grass-court Grand Slam. From Wordnik.com. [Repeat champion: Venus, again queen of grass, drops Serena] Reference
USA TODAY correspondent Douglas Robson slices through grass-court questions (June 28). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Bryans look to end major losing string] Reference
Safin was in London preparing for the grass-court season and didn't attend the final. From Wordnik.com. [Ivanovic beats Safina to claim French Open women's title] Reference
Former No. 1 Marcelo Rios, who dislikes grass-court tournaments, also has pulled out. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Seles, Ivanisevic bow out of Wimbledon] Reference
But Sampras '99-17 grass-court record dwarfs Corretja's three wins lifetime on the surface. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Ad Sampras, USA on grass] Reference
It was the seven-time champion's earliest exit from the grass-court championships in 11 years. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Second round shockers: Sampras, Agassi, Safin out] Reference
He returned to play in February and won the last grass-court warmup for Wimbledon two week ago. From Wordnik.com. [Rafter admits nerves cost him title] Reference
Thursday's win against a tough grass-court competitor will have righted a few wrongs in his mind. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sampras hopes slide ends at Wimbledon] Reference
When I won the grass-court tuneup at Queens this month, I had no idea who Henry "Bunny" Austin was. From Wordnik.com. [Courtside with Andy: One step closer to coveted Wimbledon crown] Reference
Now there are only five men's grass-court tournaments: Wimbledon, Queens and Nottingham in Britain. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Serve-and-volley game drying up] Reference
Southern California, had lost in the first round of all six previous grass-court tournaments he played. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Second round shockers: Sampras, Agassi, Safin out] Reference
Playing his first grass-court match of the year, Agassi ripped through the opening set in just 18 minutes. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - American stars breeze into second round] Reference
Roger Federer prolonged his proof grass-court captivating band to 53 and his Wimbledon winning streak to 34. From Wordnik.com. [Five successively for Federer] Reference
But he's 40-7 for the year and has won all 13 of his grass-court matches, firmly establishing himself as No. 1. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Nalbandian makes history in reaching men's final] Reference
"If I could finish off the grass-court season by not losing a match, that would be just fantastic," he said Saturday. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Notebook: Navratilova matches up vs. Williams sisters] Reference
Lleyton Hewitt seemingly gave notice Sunday that his era of dominating grass-court tennis from the baseline has begun. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Australia's Hewitt takes Wimbledon] Reference
The Swede is not a grass-court specialist but he is expected to win against David Ferrer, the No9 seed who favours clay. From Wordnik.com. [Wimbledon 2010: Lleyton Hewitt set to do battle with Novak Djokovic] Reference
The USA hopes grass-court master Pete Sampras will help avenge a Davis Cup disaster in the 2000 semifinal against Spain. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Ad Sampras, USA on grass] Reference
Roger Federer's grass-court streaks that came to an end Sunday in his five-set loss to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final. From Wordnik.com. [Nadal leaves Federer in the dark after emotional, grueling final] Reference
Finding his range, Nadal began to take control of points from the backcourt on his improving serve and grass-court movement. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Federer continues mastery of Wimbledon with fourth straight title] Reference
On Monday, she returns to the DFS Classic, the grass-court warmup that served as a prelude to her triumph at All England Club. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sharapova accepts mantle of Wimbledon favorite] Reference
Newport is still in a Gilded Age time warp, with robber-baron mansions, yachting regattas and a genteel grass-court tennis center. From Wordnik.com. [SmartMoney Saturday] Reference
Andre Agassi, off the tour since March but returning this week for grass-court play at the Queen's Club, moved from No. 23 to No. 21. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Federer holds on to No. 1 ranking; Henin-Hardenne up to women's No. 3] Reference
Wednesday's defeat will inevitably raise questions about the future of the man considered the greatest grass-court player in history. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Second round shockers: Sampras, Agassi, Safin out] Reference
Switched to Agassi's former coach, Brad Gilbert, after French Open and immediately won first career grass-court title at Queen's Club. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
He is the first Czech to do that since Ivan Lendl in 1987, and he did it without playing a single grass-court tournament to prepare. From Wordnik.com. [Czech Tennis Player Takes Huge Strides In 2010] Reference
Certainly, it would be satisfying to progress to the second round of the world's premier grass-court event at the spiritual home of tennis. From Wordnik.com. [Nicolas Mahut and John Isner at Wimbledon: two bareknuckle pugilists] Reference
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