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21-year-old Reilly Opelka of US ousts Wawrinka at Wimbledon

Reilly Opelka still is getting used to some aspects of visiting Britain. The bed frame where he stayed during a Wimbledon tuneup tournament that wasn’t quite big enough for the 6-foot-11 (2.11-meter) American, for example. The lack of air conditioning compared to back home in Florida. As for the grass-court tennis? Opelka is increasingly comfortable

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Naeher emerges from Solo’s shadow with a smashing save

Alyssa Naeher finally escaped Hope Solo’s shadow with her smothering save of a penalty kick. Endlessly compared to her controversial predecessor on the U.S. national team, Naeher cemented her own legacy when she preserved the United States’ 2-1 semifinal win over England. It was the first-ever penalty save by a U.S. goalkeeper in regulation at

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