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Dimitrov loses 5-set thriller at Wimbledon

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London: Grigor Dimitrov staged a temporary sit-down protest to register his anger at court conditions on Friday before he lost a five-set Wimbledon thriller.
The Bulgarian 29th seed, watched by super

Murray up for match against Serena

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London: Andy Murray says he would fancy a match against 16-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams.
After being challenged by a fan on Twitter to take on Williams, Murray said in his column for BBC Sp

Williams, Date-Krumm move into 3rd round

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London: Defending champion Serena Williams and evergreen Kimiko Date-Krumm, two players with a combined age of 73, set up a battle of Wimbledon senior citizens on Thursday.
Top seed Williams extended

Will Roger Federer strike back?

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For those who started to watch tennis from the 21st century, the sport went on to become synonymous with one man: Roger Federer. Had it not been for Federer, the start of the open era in tennis would

Maria Sharapova knocked out of Wimbledon

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London: Third seed and 2004 champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon at the second round stage on Wednesday, losing 6-3, 6-4 to Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito, the world numb

Bhupathi-Knowle move to second round of Wimbledon

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London: Veteran Indian star Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Julian Knowle defeated Leonardo Mayer and Alberto Ramos to move to the second round of the men's doubles event at Wimbledon, here on Wednes

The Grass-courtiers who failed the Wimbledon test

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In more ways than one, Tim Henman's retirement marked the end of what was an era that saw a marked tansformation in the way tennis was played. In a strange way, Henman's presence on Centre Court at S

Wimbledon: Djokovic advances, Kirilenko loses

London: Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams cruised into the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday as the All England Club recovered from the shockwaves of Rafael Nadal's exit 24 hours earlier.

Serena lets racquet talk in Wimbledon fast show

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London: Five-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams shrugged off her bitter rift with Maria Sharapova to rack up her 32nd successive win with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Luxembourg's Mandy Minella in th

Nadal under pressure to put Wimbledon out to grass

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Rafael Nadal came under pressure on Tuesday to turn his back on Wimbledon if he wants to extend his career and preserve his reputation as one of the sport’s greatest and most-feared competitors.

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