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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Adding yet another upset to the Wimbledon 2011, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Roger Federer in five sets on Wednesday, eliminating the world’s number three ranked player from the tournament. Roger Federer distanced himself with an early lead, claiming the first two sets 3-6, 6-7, only to drop three consecutive sets to the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-4, [...]
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Monday, June 27th, 2011

Defending champion Serena Williams was eliminated in the 4th round of Wimbledon on Monday, losing to 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 (6). Serena Williams is a 4-time champion at the All England Club, but she missed nearly a year after foot surgery and subsequent blood clots in her lungs. She returned two weeks ago [...]
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Rafael Nadal reached the last 16 with victory over Gilles Muller. Muller, a wildcard entry, gave the defending champion a tougher challenge than expected and came close to winning the first two sets on tie-breaks. But Nadal kept his composure on the key points to ultimately win 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 6-0 . Muller [...]
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Defending champion Serena Williams, playing just her third match in 11 months, struggled past troubled Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon 2nd round. The four-time winner next takes on Simona Halep from Romania for a place in the last 32. Serena Williams overcame a spirited effort from Aravane Rezai to [...]
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Monday, June 20th, 2011

Venus Williams made an impressive start to her Wimbledon campaign by sweeping aside Akgul Amanmuradova 6-3, 6-1 in their first-round match on Court Two. Five-time champion Venus Williams moved to the second round of Wimbledon by beating Akgul Amanmuradova in straight sets. The American, who last week made her comeback to professional tennis at [...]