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Douglas Robson is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, Calif. He is the lead tennis writer for USA Today and has covered sports ranging from hockey to soccer to the iditarod. He also writes about business and sports business.
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Two Americans find size isn't all that matters at Wimbledon
June 26, 2009 USA Today
Wimbledon's slick grass has long been a boon to power players, where height and wingspan create added leverage in two key areas: serving and net coverage.
22 and counting: U.S. men struggle to find Slam success
June 21, 2009 USA Today
WIMBLEDON, England — Lost amid Roger Federer's chase for history entering this year's Wimbledon is a record of more dubious distinction: the 22 majors (and counting) American men have gone without winning one.
Can anyone stop Nadal's drive for five at Roland Garros?
May 20, 2009 USA Today
Rafael Nadal is so ridiculously dominant on clay that theories on how to beat him have become tennis' theater of the absurd.
She's Got Game
April 9, 2009 The Advocate
Women's professional tennis has cleared the way for an intersex player to compete on the tour. But with all of the questions her case raises about gender and biology, is women's tennis ready for Sarah Gronert?
10,000 appeals later: replay, challenges routine in tennis
March 31, 2009 USA Today
Jamea Jackson perhaps won't fill many pages in the annals of tennis history, but in one regard the U.S. player who's 260th in the world ranking will always be first: She opened the instant-replay era with an unsuccessful challenge.
Sled dogs could hold key to diabetes, obesity
March 24, 2009 USA Today
Sled dogs competing in the Iditarod, which ended Tuesday, are among the most energy-efficient creatures on Earth, with a capacity to run hundreds of miles day after day without showing the normal signs of fatigue.
After the sadness, Haynes is finding joy on the court
March 15, 2009 USA Today
Angela Haynes is showing signs that a career derailed by personal tragedy is slowly getting back on track.
'Unpredictable' Lance Mackey looking for third Iditarod win
March 3,2009 USA Today
The last stretch of road leading to Lance Mackey's rustic home outside Fairbanks is marked "Mackeys Way."
All Eyes Are on Armstrong in California
February 15, 2009 The Washington Post
The extra attention Lance Armstrong brings to cycling when he lines up for Sunday's Tour of California also comes with extra baggage.
Match Point
February 2009 The Advocate
Ten years ago, Amélie Mauresmo came out of the closet after her breakout run to the finals at the Australian Open. Two Grand Slam titles and several dives in the rankings later, is she putting her formidable backhand to bed forever?
Armstrong begins cycling comeback in Australia
January 18, 2009 USA Today
In all the years he wore the leader's yellow jersey while winning a record seven Tour de France titles, Lance Armstrong was called many things.
Grand Slams' popularity creates space squeeze for tennis fans
January 18, 2009 USA Today
When the gates were flung open at the Australian Open today, organizers were confident a global economic recession would do little to keep record crowds away.
WTA, ATP tours staying upbeat amid economic downturn
November 17,2008 USA Today
Bill Rapp has weathered economic downturns in his 26 years in tennis, the last eight as tournament director for the SAP Open, a men's event in San Jose, Calif. No alarm bells are sounding, but Rapp is not sitting idle.
USTA takes ambitious steps to find, cultivate tennis talent
November 5, 2008 USA Today
For the first time since 2002, both Venus and Serena Williams are competing this week in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships as two of the eight qualifiers in the season finale.
 Back at No. 1, Serena aims to stay on top
September 8, 2008 USA Today
NEW YORK — The days when Serena Williams showed up at majors far from her best shape and wondering if she could pull off the title are in the past.
'Learning curve' finally starts to bend the right way for Querrey
August 26, 2008 USA Today
The body of work for Sam Querrey is still a work in progress. But the 20-year-old with the aw-shucks persona and laid-back 'tude wastes no time in pinpointing the low point of his young career.

 
 
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