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Monday, June 27th, 2011

MARIA Sharapova has charged into the Wimbledon quarter-finals, again displaying vintage form to reach the last eight. The Russian’s 6-4 6-2 defeat of Chinese 20th seed Shuai Peng meant Maria Sharapova is still to concede a set at the 125th championships. The 2004 champion will play either world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki or Slovakian Dominika [...]
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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 [...]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2011 because of a foot injury she suffered during a second-round loss on Tuesday at the tuneup in the Netherlands. Kim Clijsters had been installed as the No. 2 seed for the third Grand Slam of the year, which starts next Monday from the All England Club. “I’m very, [...]
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Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from January’s Australian Open as she struggles to recover from a foot injury which has sidelined her since July, organizers said on Thursday. The winner of 13 grand slam singles titles has not played competitively since beating Vera Zvonareva to win Wimbledon in early July and has been forced to [...]