Sentence examples for second top player from inspiring English sources

Moves were made with July 1 in mind, such as the Bulls' deal with Washington that opened additional salary cap space for perhaps a second top player.

Nadal would not be the first top player to return from a lengthy layoff, but the results for others have been mixed.

Archie is the third top player in two years that Newport Harbor has lost due to other commitments.

Kasparov was one of the first top players to incorporate them into his training regime.

Simon, 29, beat a second top 10 player in a week, with a 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-0 win over sixth-seed Tomas Berdych.

A second goal for "top player" Adebayor gave Sherwood a win in his first Premier League game in charge and sees Tottenham move up to seventh.

Back when Becker was winning Wimbledon for the first time, a top player might have had a coach, although some didn't even have one of those.

Davenport is the fourth top female player to exit the French Open before it begins on Monday.

Azarenka, who expects to return in Indian Wells next month, is the fourth top 10 player to pull out of the tournament this week through illness or injury following the withdrawals of Petra Kvitova, Li Na and Vera Zvonareva.

MELBOURNE, Australia — No. 8 Mardy Fish, the top-ranked American, became the first top 10 player to fall in the men's draw when he lost in the second round to the 71st-ranked Alejandro Falla of Colombia, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (6), in three hours Wednesday.

In upsetting the second-seeded Austrian in the second round, Bradshaw sent another top player tumbling from this Australian Open tuneup.