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Wimbledon day three
LONDON, July 1 : Highlights of the third day at Wimbledon on Wednesday (times GMT):1115 OSAKA SAILS INTO THIRD ROUNDFour-time Grand Slam champion and Japanese 14th seed Naomi Osaka beat Russian Anastasia Gasanova 6-3 6-2.1113 OSTAPENKO BEATS RUZICFormer French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko
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Serena and Wawrinka go down fighting at Wimbledon
LONDON, June 30 : Serena Williams returned to competitive singles action on Tuesday amid huge fanfare after a four-year absence but the American icon could not overcome the first hurdle at Wimbledon and was beaten 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 by Australian Maya Joint.The 44-year-old wildcard was denied the chance to become
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Wawrinka bows out of final Wimbledon after loss to Berrettini
LONDON, June 30 : Stan Wawrinka made his final Wimbledon appearance in a 6-7(7) 7-6(16) 7-6(7) 7-6(5) defeat by Matteo Berrettini in the first round on Tuesday, leaving to warm applause that reflected the admiration the Swiss has earned over the years.The 41-year-old, who made his Grand Slam breakthrough at t
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Mensik survives five-set firefight with British wildcard Samuel
LONDON, June 30 : Czech dark horse Jakub Mensik survived a huge scare as the 15th seed needed five sets to subdue British wildcard Toby Samuel in a fierce first-round fight at Wimbledon on Tuesday.The 20-year-old French Open semi-finalist looked out on his feet near the end of a gripping contest but had just
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Shelton feels the pain of ‘toughest loss’ to qualifier Virtanen
LONDON, June 30 : Fourth seed Ben Shelton accidentally hit a ballboy with a stinging ace and then felt plenty of pain himself as the highest-ranked player to fall in the men’s first round draw at Wimbledon on Tuesday.”Tough loss. One of the toughest losses I’ve taken,” said the top-ranked American after Finni
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Zverev fends off Blockx barrage to avoid first-round loss
LONDON, June 30 : French Open champion Alexander Zverev has an allergy to grass and admits to struggling on Wimbledon’s “beautiful” Centre Court but showed enough in a first-round win over hard-hitting Belgian Alexander Blockx on Tuesday to suggest he could embark on his best run yet in southwest London.The 2
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Svitolina crashes to fellow Ukrainian Snigur in Wimbledon opener
LONDON, June 30 : Eighth seed Elina Svitolina was sent spinning out of Wimbledon in the opening round after a 7-5 6-2 defeat by fellow Ukrainian Daria Snigur on Tuesday, as her wait for a maiden Grand Slam title was extended.The 31-year-old, twice a semi-finalist at the All England Club, failed to capitalise
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Back where she belongs – Serena returns to Wimbledon spotlight after four-year absence
LONDON, June 30 : It is not like Serena Williams had been leading a humdrum life since she chose to “evolve away” from tennis four years ago.As a globe-trotting woman who juggles running a venture capital company with her duties as a mother of two, she made sure that her life kept buzzing away from…
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Defending champion Swiatek struggles to emotional first-round victory
LONDON, June 30 : Defending champion Iga Swiatek overcame a serious second-set wobble to reach the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, beating powerful American Taylor Townsend 6-1 2-6 6-3.Swiatek, 25, a former world number one with six Grand Slam titles under her belt, looked to be cruising when she broke
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Boulter loss continues British slump, but Swan stops the rot
LONDON, June 30 : Britain’s woeful start to Wimbledon continued on Tuesday as Katie Boulter became the 11th home player to crash out in the first round, crumbling to a 6-4 6-2 defeat to Grand Slam debutant Tyra Caterina Grant.Injuries to Emma Raducanu, who withdrew on Sunday, and Jack Draper, who pulled out o
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