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Venus reaches seventh Wimbledon final

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:51:14 GMT

The seventh-seeded Venus handled the fifth-seeded Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) on Centre Court at the All England Club. The powerful American's opponent in Saturday's final will either be her seventh-seeded sister Serena or Chinese wild card Jie Zheng.

This match was never in doubt, as Venus pounced on Dementieva for a 4-0 lead in the first set, and wound up winning eight of the first nine games for a commanding 6-1, 2-0 advantage. She converted on her first match point when Dementieva netted one final weak forehand.

Women's semis on tap Thursday at Wimbledon

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:08:47 GMT

Fifth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva will take on a seventh-seeded Venus, while a sixth-seeded Serena will encounter Chinese wild card Jie Zheng on the hallowed lawns of Centre Court.

Venus is 5-2 lifetime against Dementieva, including a victory in the gold medal match at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Serena, Venus cruise into Wimbledon semis

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:59:37 GMT

A sixth-seeded Serena spanked 14th-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-0 on Centre Court, while a seventh-seeded Venus handled previously red-hot Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 amid sun-drenched conditions on the grass at the venerable All England Club.

Serena and Venus could meet in Saturday's lucrative final.

Venus reaches seventh Wimbledon semi

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:23:07 GMT

The seventh-seeded Williams handled previously red-hot Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 amid sun-drenched conditions on Court 1 at the All England Club.

Williams slammed eight aces and broke Tanasugarn four times to move on in 1 hour, 35 minutes. The Thai veteran could manage only one break on "Ladies' Day" and piled up six double faults en route to the predictable defeat.

Serena, Venus reach QFs; Jankovic, Kuznetsova fall at Big W

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:10:59 GMT

Red-hot unseeded Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn tripped up Jankovic in 6-3, 6-2 fashion, while rising 14th-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska toppled the 2007 U.S. Open runner-up and former U.S. Open champion Kuznetsova 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on Day 7 at the All England Club. The top-four seeds are all gone here, as No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and former top-ranked star Maria Sharapova were among the upset victims last week.

Tanasugarn pulled off her stunner in 1 hour, 15 minutes with the help of four service breaks, compared to only one for Jankovic. The Serb also piled up 13 more unforced errors (19-6) than her Thai counterpart.

Serena, Venus reach QFs; Jankovic falls at Big W

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:23:12 GMT

Red-hot unseeded Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn tripped up Jankovic in 6-3, 6-2 fashion on Day 7 at the All England Club. The top-three seeds are all gone here, as No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and former top-ranked star Maria Sharapova were upset victims last week.

Tanasugarn is riding a torrid nine-match winning streak, all on grass, including a surprise title in The Netherlands two weeks ago. The 31-year-old Thai will now compete in her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Venus wins, Jankovic falls at Wimbledon

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:04:23 GMT

The seventh-seeded Williams downed Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, while Jankovic, of Serbia, was dominated by Tanasugarn, 6-3, 6-2, as the Thai reached her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The women's draw has now lost its top-three seeds. World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and former champion Maria Sharapova both exited the tournament last week.

Jankovic, Dementieva, Williams advance at Wimbledon

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:46:46 GMT

Serbia's Jankovic, the second seed, was handed a loss in the first set by 17- year-old Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, but bounced back to take the next two sets and advance to the fourth round with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 win.

In the first set, Jankovic slipped and injured her left knee and later had to take a medical timeout and have the knee strapped. She was in pain throughout the match, but will now have the next 48 hours off before having to face Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn, who rallied from a first-set loss to down New Zealand's Marina Erakovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Dementieva, Williams advance at Wimbledon

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:51:06 GMT

Williams, the seventh seed, joined her sister in the fourth round as she easily advanced past Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, 6-1, 7-5 in just one hour, 12 minutes.

The 28-year old Williams is looking for her fifth title here.

Top-seed Ivanovic falls at Wimbledon

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:31:03 GMT

Zheng, ranked No. 133 in the world, jumped all over Ivanovic in the first set and held on from there to win 6-1, 6-4.

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Serena advances at Wimbledon

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:57:48 GMT

The sixth-seeded Williams, a two-time Wimbledon champion, edged 29th-seeded Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo in a hard-fought first set before dominating things in the second frame to win 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.

Meanwhile, Mattek stunned 11th-seeded Marion Bartoli of France, the 2007 Wimbledon runner-up, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.

Mattek stuns Bartoli at Wimbledon

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:43:52 GMT

After rain forced play to be delayed for 90 minutes, fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and No.

8 Anna Chakvetadze both moved on in straight sets. The U.S. Open runner-up Kuznetsova dispensed of Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4, while Chakvetadze downed countrywoman Evgeniya Rodina, 6-4, 6-3, at the All England Club.

Kuznetsova, Chakvetadze advance at Wimbledon

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:57:54 GMT

After four days of tennis, a light drizzle forced officials to cover the courts nearly one-half hour after play began. The delay lasted 90 minutes.

After things resumed, fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and No.

Blake, Williams sisters named to U.S. Olympic tennis team

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:24:34 GMT

The five American men will be Blake, Sam Querrey and Robby Ginepri -- playing singles -- and the doubles tandem of Bob and Mike Bryan, while the four-player women's squad will feature the powerful Williams sisters, as well as Lindsay Davenport and the world's No. 1 women's doubles player, Liezel Huber. Blake and Querrey, in addition to their singles activity, will also play doubles together, while Davenport will play singles and doubles, alongside Huber, while the Williamses will play singles and will also pair up for doubles. Venus (singles and doubles), Serena (doubles) and Davenport (singles) already own Olympic gold medals.

The men will be coached by Rodney Harmon, while the women will be guided by Zina Garrison.

Sharapova shocked in second round at Wimbledon

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:54:06 GMT

1 Maria Sharapova in straight sets in the second round at the All England Club.

Meanwhile, second-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic and reigning champion and four- time winner Venus Williams posted victories, while former champ Lindsay Davenport pulled out here on Day 4.

Venus reaches third round; Davenport pulls out at Big W

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:15:23 GMT

The seventh-seeded Williams got past Britain's Anne Keothavong 7-5, 6-2 on Centre Court at the All England Club. Keothavong pushed Williams in the first set, but the powerful American ultimately got the opening stanza under her belt and then cruised in the second.

Williams needed 69 minutes to capture the first set and wound up advancing in 1 hour, 44 minutes. The American piled up six double faults and 26 unforced errors, but also broke Keothavong's serve four times, while only surrendering one break against.

Ivanovic survives marathon; Serena also moves on at Wimbledon

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:11:49 GMT

Two-time champion Serena Williams joined Ivanovic in the third round here.

The French Open champion Ivanovic prevailed 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-3), 10-8 in a tremendous bout against the 29-year-old Dechy on Court 1 at the venerable All England Club.

Jankovic, Sharapova, Venus advance at Big W

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:14:29 GMT

Jankovic, still seeking that elusive first-ever trip into a Grand Slam final, handled Ukrainian Olga Savchuk 6-3, 6-2 on Court 1, needing four match points to do so.

The hard-hitting Jankovic has already reached semifinals at the Australian and French Opens this year and landed in the fourth round here at Wimbledon the last two years.

Venus starts drive for five

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:14:31 GMT

The seventh-seeded Williams was tested in the first set by Britain's Naomi Cavaday before cruising in the second for a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 victory on Centre Court at the All England Club.

The 19-year-old Cavaday surprised Williams by breaking the big American in the opening game of the match, and the British youngster pushed Williams to 4-4 in the first-set tiebreak before the six-time Grand Slam champ finally prevailed for a one-set lead.

Ivanovic, Serena reach second round at Wimbledon

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:40:40 GMT

The top-seeded Ivanovic steamrolled Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios 6-1, 6-2 on Centre Court at the All England Club.

The 20-year-old Ivanovic, who has won her last eight Grand Slam matches and appeared in three of the last five Grand Slam finals, will face France's Nathalie Dechy in the second round.

Serena reaches second round at Wimbledon

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:22:21 GMT

The sixth-seeded Williams opened her ninth stay here with a 7-5, 6-3 decision against Estonian Kaia Kanepi on a sunny day at the venerable All England Club. Williams fired seven aces, held her serve throughout, and tallied two breaks en route to the second round.

The former top-ranked Williams, a quarterfinal loser here at the hands of recently-retired Belgian star Justine Henin last year, captured Wimbledon back-to-back in 2002 and 2003 and was the 2004 runner-up to Russian Maria Sharapova.

Federer, Ivanovic highlight Day 1 at Wimbledon

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:27:49 GMT

Federer is gunning for a sixth straight Wimbledon crown and will be first on Centre Court when he meets Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty. The Swiss superstar is coming off another French Open setback, losing to Rafael Nadal in the final at Roland Garros for the third straight year.

Despite the humbling 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 loss in Paris, Federer bounced back nicely on his favorite surface with another title in Halle. He has won 59 straight matches on grass and is trying to become the first man in the Open-era (1968) to win six straight Wimbledon titles.

Radwanska outlasts Petrova in Eastbourne final

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:56:34 GMT

The fourth-seeded Radwanska took down the 26-year-old Petrova 6-4, 6-7 (11-13), 6-4 in a tightly-contested battle that lasted a little over two hours and 30 minutes. The victory was Radwanska's first-ever title on grass. She collected $95,500 with the victory.

"I am very happy after today," Radwanska said. "This is my best result on the Tour so far. I have had a good run this year, and I am slowly making my way up to the rankings. First, my goal was Top 30, then Top 20, and now I am aiming at top 10, but I just had a good week and I am very happy to win my first Tier II." The 19-year-old Radwanska improved to 4-0 in her career finals, including wins in Pattaya City and Istanbul already this year. The Polish Radwanska now ho

Tanasugarn takes down Safina for Ordina title

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:26:01 GMT

Qualifier Tanasugarn defeated third-seeded Safina 7-5, 6-3 to claim her first- ever title on grass and first finals win in five years. The 31-year-old Tanasugarn improved her dismal finals record to 2-6. Her last appearance in a final was in 2006.

Heading into the final, the stars certainly seemed lined up for Safina to win. The Russian spent less than half the time on the court than her opponent during the week and won their only previous meeting handily. But that didn't discourage Tanasugarn.

Radwanska, Petrova will decide Eastbourne champion

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:46:37 GMT

The fourth-seeded Radwanska took out second-seeded 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli of France 7-5, 6-3, while Petrova pasted Aussie Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-3 on the grass courts at Devonshire Park International Tennis Centre.

Radwanska needed just over an hour-and-a-half to dismiss a sloppy Bartoli, who piled up seven double faults and had her serve broken four times.