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Harkleroad to skip Olympics, focus on hard-court season

Associated Press

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

PARIS -- Ashley Harkleroad will turn down a berth on the U.S. Olympic tennis team to focus on improving her ranking during the summer hard-court season. Ranked No. 61, Harkleroad was in line to make the team when slots are filled based on next week's rankings. "Some people just grow up dying to play the Olympics, and that's their goal. It has never been my goal really," Harkleroad said Tuesday at the French Open after losing a doubles match. Two American men, Andy Roddick and 2004 silver meda ...

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