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Chang continues his losing battle in the fading twilight
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Chang continues his losing battle in the fading twilight
Two years ago, Michael Chang won his 34th career title when Jan-
Michael Gambill was forced by an injured ankle to retire in the third
set of the Mercedes-Benz Cup final.
They met again Monday at UCLA, only thistime it was a first-round
match -- a pairing that spoke volumes about Chang's declining career.
Chang, still only 30, hasn't won a title since that memorable July
day in Westwood. And, after going 16-21 in 200...
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CHANG'S ROYALTY AT THIS COURT 40TH WIN IS 2ND MOST AT TOURNEY.(SPORTS)
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; Byline: Marc Lancaster Post staff reporter MASON, Ohio -- Michael Chang isn't always comfortable on a tennis court anymore, but Cincinnati still feels right. The ATP Tour veteran has had more success here than at just about any other major tournament. He reached the final four years in a row in the
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CHANG HAS MADE FAST PROGRESS WITH ONE GRAND SLAM WIN IN TOW, THE FLEET 17-YEAR-OLD EYES US OPEN
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; Michael Chang, as deliberate in a news conference as he is fleet on the tennis court, ponders the question: "What's the game plan when facing someone quick, say, a Johan ...
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With Chang, gang is almost all here
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; Michael Chang, the Small Wall of China, has never visited the tennis Valhalla (a.k.a. the International Hall of Fame) in Newport, R.I. But once he steps onto the world's oldest court within The Casino, Chang will realize he can never leave. He is there forever, in spirit anyway, the lone living
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CHANG ALWAYS WILL HAVE PARIS.(Sports)
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Tennis: Chang refuses to dwell on the glory days
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Chang must overcome Edberg, history
Chicago Sun-Times
; PARIS Michael Chang, already in the record books as the youngest male to reach a Grand Slam final, can achieve another breakthrough today when he faces Stefan Edberg for the French Open title. Chang, 17, is seeking to become the first American to win the French title since Tony Trabert captured the
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