Sunday, July 5, 2009

Serena Williams

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Congratulations to Serena Williams, your 2009 Wimbledon ladies singles champion. It's Wimbledon win No. 3 for Serena, and the 11th Grand Slam singles title of her great career.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Elena Dementieva

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Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva took on second-seeded Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2009 semifinals. It was an epic match, but in the Elena came up just a wee bit short, falling 7-6, 5-7, 6-8.

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Dinara Safina

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Dinara Safina was the No. 1 seed at Wimbledon 2009, and she advanced through the draw to the semifinals. There she ran into Venus Williams, and Venus must've been flawless. Because Safina got whupped the way you don't normally see top seeds getting whupped - 6-1, 6-0. Ouch.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Victoria Azarenka

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Victoria Azarenka lost to Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2009 quarterfinals. Azarenka was the eighth seed. Azarenka is ranked No. 8 in WTA singles and has two tournament titles in '09.

Agnieszka Radwanska

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Agnieszka Radwanska got the boot at Wimbledon 2009 in the quarterfinals. Seeded 11th, she lost to third-seeded Venus Williams.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Caroline Wozniacki

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Caroline Wozniacki was the ninth seed at Wimbledon 2009, but she's out of the tournament now. Wozniacki was beated in the fourth round by Sabine Lisicki, 6-4, 6-4.

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Ana Ivanovic

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The showdown at Wimbledon 2009 between two former world No. 1s turned out to be not much of a showdown. Venus Williams easily dispatched Ana Ivanovic 6-1 in the first set, then Ivanovic withdrew with an injury one game into the second set.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Melanie Oudin

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The biggest upset on the women's singles side at Wimbledon 2009 through the third round is that of Melanie Oudin beating No. 6 seed Jelena Jankovic. Oudin beat Jankovic, the former world No. 1, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2.

Oudin, a 17-year-old American, was selected for Fed Ex Cup play earlier this year. She had to win three qualifying matches to get into this Wimbledon, but will move into the Top 100 singles rankings regardless of what she does after this.

Kirsten Flipkens

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A pose of repose by Kirsten Flipkens, who went out in the third round of Wimbledon 2009. Flipkens, from Belgium, was beaten by No. 1 seed Dinara Safina 7-5, 6-1.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Dominika Cibulkova

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Dominika Cibulkova made it to the third round at Wimbledon 2009, but, alas, that's as far as she made it. Cibulkova, the 14th seed, lost to Elena Vesnina, 5-7, 6-4, 4-6. See more Dominika Cibulkova pics.