Sentence examples for opening contest from inspiring English sources

The world number 67 meets the reigning US Open champion and 2010 Roland Garros finalist in the Grand Slam's opening contest on Court Philippe Chatrier.

First up, hometown boy Dolph Ziggler faces off against The Shield's turncoat, Seth Rollins, in the opening contest.

The Irish banker Back In Front romped home by 10 lengths in the opening contest, the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

Yet with 55 days before the Iowa caucuses, the opening contest that is now even more critical for his chances, embarrassment turned to alarm at the Perry campaign.

Beltran, for what it is worth, did far better in that series against St . Louis hitting.296, including a game-winning home run in the opening contest.

Mark Henry vs Big Show The product of last week's disagreement, Mark Henry met Big Show in the night's opening contest.

The former Massachusetts governor has now won three of the five opening contests.

While the opening contests of the 2012 campaign are one year away, the White House and Democrats kept an eye on the proceedings Friday.

Mr. Richardson, who sought to become the nation's first Hispanic president, dropped out of the Democratic race in January after finishing behind Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the opening contests of Iowa and New Hampshire.

He had split the opening contests, Iowa and New Hampshire, with Hillary Clinton, and had narrowly won more delegates in Nevada, yet the black voters of South Carolina, particularly the middle-aged and graying churchgoers who come out to the polls in great numbers, were torn.

Although Romney won on Tuesday night and re-established himself as the likely nominee, he has failed to knock out his main rival Gingrich or the remaining candidates, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, in the traditional four opening contests that began in Iowa on 3 January.