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Sharapova stunned by Lisicki revenge mission

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Maria Sharapova suffered a shock exit from Wimbledon on Monday as Germany's Sabine Lisicki avenged last year's semi-final defeat with a 6-4, 6-3 fourth round victory over the world number one.

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Shvedova's historic Golden Set helps sink Errani

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Yaroslava Shvedova completed the first Golden Set in Grand Slam history as the Kazakh wildcard won all 24 points and conceded none in a 6-0 first set whitewash against Sara Errani at Wimbledon on Satu

Andy Murray beats curfew, Cilic wins second longest match

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Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday with a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Marcos Baghdatis in a match which finished just past the 11:00pm Centre Court curfew.

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Federer survives huge scare to reach last 16

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Six-time champion Roger Federer came within two points of crashing to his worst Wimbledon defeat in 10 years on Friday before battling from two sets down to beat French 29th seed Julien Benneteau.

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Bhupathi-Mirza out of Wimbledon in Olympic setback

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French Open mixed doubles champions Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza of India crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round on Saturday.

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Wimbledon: Serena Williams survives, Kvitova sweeps into last 16

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Four-time winner Serena Williams survived a major scare before battling into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday, while defending champion Petra Kvitova took the express route into the second week.

Djokovic, Federer hope to avoid Nadal's fate

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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer return to centre stage at Wimbledon on Friday hoping to avoid the fate that befell Rafa Nadal who was sent packing by little known Czech gun-slinger Lukas Rosol.

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Djokovic avoids falling into new Czech trap; Maria Sharapova cruises

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Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic avoided another Czech Republic Centre Court ambush when he reached the last 16 with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over veteran Radek Stepanek on Friday.

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Federer's royal Wimbledon show, Wozniacki, Stosur out

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Six-time champion Roger Federer reached the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 win over Italy's Fabio Fognini, a regal performance witnessed by Britain's Prince Charles.

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Sharapova popularity jibe puts down prize-row Simon

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Wimbledon golden girl Maria Sharapova delivered a stinging rebuke to Frenchman Gilles Simon for his outspoken criticism of equal prize money by telling him: 'You'll never be as popular as me'.

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