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Upsets Galore at The French Open

Monday, May 31, 2010

The clay courts of Roland Garros saw a couple of top seeds falter yesterday. Venus Williams and Andy Murray were both ousted from the French Open in straight sets. The Takeaway's sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, recaps yesterday's games. He also tells us about the winner of the 94th Indianapolis 500, who made Ashley Judd very proud.

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The Takeaway

Takeouts: A Blast In Baghdad, Rafael Nadal Retires From Australian Open

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

  • BAGHDAD TAKEOUT: A suicide attack rocked Baghdad this morning, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens. Joining us from Baghdad is The New York Times' John Leland.
  • SPORTS TAKEOUT: Earlier today, Rafael Nadal bowed out of the Australian Open after he suffered a knee injury during his quarterfinal game against Andy Murray. Jon Wertheim, senior writer at Sports Illustrated joins us from Melbourne, Australia to explain what happened.

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