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  • Murray Wins 5-set Thriller to Keep British Hopes Alive at Wimbledon

    Murray Wins 5-set Thriller to Keep British Hopes Alive at Wimbledon

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    Andy Murray ran into an inspired Fernando Verdasco today at the Wimbledon, and had to overcome a 2-set deficit to avoid elimination in this upset-ridden tournament.  He eventually overcame the Spaniard in 3 hours, 27 minutes in the  (surprisingly) most hotly-contested match of the gentlemen’s quarterfinals.

    Verdasco has been ranked as high as No. 7 in the world and has struggled the last couple of years, but he’s regained his form recently, and was having a very fine tournament.  He served superbly throughout the match, hit powerfully, and took his chances in a display of nerve and calm that isn’t often associated with him.  However, with the crowd in the stadium and on Henman Hill urging him on, Murray found his own nerve and eventually prevailed, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.

    Juan Martin Del Potro had to overcome a tumble in the first game of his match against David Ferrer, hyper-extending his knee and nearly ending a match that had barely begun.  Hard to know if the scare focussed his efforts to get through quickly, but the Argentine served very well, and mostly kept the scrappy world No. 3 out of rhythm.  Ferrer battled hard to take the match to 4 sets, but lost in the 3rd-set tiebreak.  Del Potro won 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(5), and earned the right to play the world No. 1, Novak Djokovic.

    In a first-ever all-Polish quarterfinal, Jerzy Janowicz defeated countryman Lukasz Kubot, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, to become the first Polish man to reach the semifinals of any Slam event.  (Another Pole is still in the tournament:  Agnieszka Radwanska will play in the women’s semifinals tomorrow against Sabine Lisicki, the German who ended Serena’s run yesterday.)   Janowicz is 22 years old, and one of the young players being scrutinized for bigger things.  He will face Andy Murray in the semis.

    Djokovic got past the powerful Czech, Tomas Berdych in straight sets, though the scoreline is somewhat deceptive, as it could easily have gone longer.  After a razor-thin first set, Novak was down two breaks in the second, but fought back to take the set and the match:  7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3.  When he faces Del Potro on Friday, it will be knowing that neither of them has dropped a set in the tournament.  However, all attention will be on the tall Argentine’s knee.

     

  • Wimbledon Day 10: Thursday, July 4 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 10: Thursday, July 4 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Click here to discuss the Bartoli/Flipkens semifinal with fellow tennis fans.

    Click here to discuss the Radwanska/Lisicki semifinal with fellow tennis fans.

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    [Scores will be added as known.]

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) — 6-1, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) — 6-4, 2-6, 9-7

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) — 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) — 7-6(5), 7-6(5)

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) — 7-6(10), 6-7(6), 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) — 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

  • Equal Pay in Tennis: ESPN to Air “Venus Vs.” Tonight at 8pm EDT

    Equal Pay in Tennis: ESPN to Air “Venus Vs.” Tonight at 8pm EDT

    A different look at Venus Williams’ legacy in the sport.  Not only is she a multi-Slam champion, but also a catalyst in the fight for equal pay and women’s rights in tennis.  Still a controversial topic, ESPN delves into the issue.

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  • Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

    Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

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    Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium pulled off the latest upset at Wimbledon.  And, at this point, why not?  A year ago, Flipkens was ranked 262, due to injury lay-offs.  She’s back at #20, but she withstood the #8 ranked, (7-inches taller and favored) Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

    Sloane Stephens, the 20-year-old US hopeful, lost to Marion Bartoli of France, 6-4, 7-5.  Stephens made a match of it, but Bartoli is seasoned and crafty.  A controversial moment came when the Frenchwomen insisted on stopping play at 4-5, deuce, on the American’s serve, citing the rain and condition of the court.  When play resumed, she won the next two points, and the set.  Ultimately, Bartoli prevailed in the second, keeping her on track for her second Wimbledon final. (She lost to Venus Williams in 2007.)

    Sabine Lisicki, who yesterday bumped Serena Williams from The Championships, got through her match v. Kaia Kanepi in impressive fashion, 6-3, 6-3.

    In another tightly contested match, Li Na was down a set and a break to Agnieszka Radwanska in the second, but fought back to take the second, though it was all Radwanska in the third:  7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2.

  • Wimbledon Day 9: Wednesday, July 3 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 9: Wednesday, July 3 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Click here to discuss the Ferrer/Del Potro match with fellow tennis fans.

    Click here to discuss the Verdasco/Murray match with fellow tennis fans.

    Click here to discuss the Djokovic/Berdych match with fellow tennis fans.

    Click here to discuss the Kubot/Janowicz match with fellow tennis fans.

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    [Scores will be added as known.]

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d David Ferrer (ESP) (4) — 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(5)

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Fernando Verdasco (ESP) — 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24) d Lukasz Kubot (POL) — 7-5, 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) — 6-4, 7-5

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) d Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) — 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) — 6-3, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Scott Lipsky (USA) (13) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (13) — 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 7-5, 6-0, 6-7(0), 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) d Alexander Peya (AUT) (5) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (5) — 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Marcelo Melo (BRA) (6) / Liezel Huber (USA) (6) — 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) d Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) — 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) — 6-1, 7-5

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) — 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d David Marrero (ESP) (14) / Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (14) — 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-5

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) — 7-6(2), 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (10) / Cara Black (ZIM) (10) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

  • Lisicki Ousts Serena From Wimbledon

    Lisicki Ousts Serena From Wimbledon

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    The women’s top seed, world #1, and overwhelmingly heavy favorite to win the title, Serena Williams, was upset by the tournament’s latest giant killer, Sabine Lisicki of Germany, the number 23 seed.  Williams dropped the first set, but regained her dominant form, even going up a break in the third to lead 3-1.  Usually, that’s enough for Serena to cruise to the finish line.  But the German, who has a strong grass game and perhaps the best serve in the women’s game after Williams, refused to yield.  She fought back hard, eventually taking the third, and the match:  6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

    Lisicki is no stranger to knocking out champions at SW19.  She has now beaten the reigning French Open winner at Wimbledon for the fourth year in a row:  Svetlana Kuznetzova (2009,) Li Na (2011,) Maria Sharapova (2012,) and now Serena, who won her second Roland Garros trophy just three weeks ago.   With today’s win, Lisicki also snapped Williams’ 34-match winning streak, the longest of her career.  The highest seed now left in the draw is Agnieszka Radwanska (4) of Poland.

    On the men’s side, the top seeds Novak Djokovic (1) and Andy Murray (2) got through their matches in straight sets, stanching the flow of upsets in a tournament already rife with them — at least for today.

  • Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Click here to discuss the Kvitova/Flipkens match with fellow tennis fans.

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Na Li (CHN) (6) — 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 6-3, 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) — 6-4, 7-5

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) — 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-7(3), 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-3

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) d Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d Martin Emmrich (GER) / Julia Goerges (GER) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) d Andy Ram (ISR) / Abigail Spears (USA) — 7-5, 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) — 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(4)

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) d Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) — 6-4, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcelo Melo (BRA) (6) / Liezel Huber (USA) (6) d Rajeev Ram (USA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 4-0 Ret.

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (4) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (4) — 7-6(3), 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) d Leander Paes (IND) (15) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) (15) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 8

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) (16) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (16)  — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 11

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Treat Huey (PHI) (9) / Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (9) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

  • Wimbledon Day 7: Monday, July 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 7: Monday, July 1 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Serena Williams (USA) (1) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (20) — 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Tommy Haas (GER) (13) — 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Laura Robson (GBR) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) — 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Bernard Tomic (AUS) — 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) — 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1, 6-1

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Treat Huey (PHI) (16) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (16) — 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3)

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) d Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (19) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) — 6-2, 6-0

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Kenny De Schepper (FRA) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    David Marrero (ESP) (14) / Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (14) d Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Jamie Murray (GBR) / Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24) d Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-2, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Michael Llodra (FRA) (13) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (13) — 6-4, 6-0, 6-1

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Kyle Edmund (GBR) / Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 7-6(2), 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) d Monica Puig (PUR) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (7) — 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Vania King (USA) (13) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (13) — 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) d Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) — 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(4), 6-3

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Alexander Peya (AUT) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) — 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) d Jesse Levine (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) — 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) d Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) d Frantisek Cermak (CZE) (12) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (12) — 7-6(3), 6-3

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) d Colin Fleming (GBR) (9) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (9) — 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Darija Jurak (CRO) / Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) — 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-4, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Lukasz Kubot (POL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) d Adrian Mannarino (FRA) — 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Liezel Huber (USA) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) d Colin Fleming (GBR) / Laura Robson (GBR) — 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) d Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (5) / Abigail Spears (USA) (5) — 6-4, 6-1

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) — 6-3, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Scott Lipsky (USA) (13) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (13) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — Walkover

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (5) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (5) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Natalie Grandin (RSA) — 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (10) / Cara Black (ZIM) (10) d Mark Knowles (BAH) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) — Walkover

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d James Blake (USA) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 7-5, 6-1

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  • Wimbledon Day 6: Saturday, June 29 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 6: Saturday, June 29 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d Richard Gasquet (FRA) (9) — 7-6(7), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5)

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Samantha Stosur (AUS) (14) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (28) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) — 6-2, 6-0

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (25) — 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Kevin Anderson (RSA) (27) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (26) — 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (20) d Viktor Troicki (SRB) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Laura Robson (GBR) d Marina Erakovic (NZL) — 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Tommy Haas (GER) (13) d Feliciano Lopez (ESP) — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Lisa Raymond (USA) / Laura Robson (GBR) — 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Ernests Gulbis (LAT) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) d Petra Cetkovska (CZE) — 7-6(3), 0-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Madison Keys (USA) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (32) — 4-6, 6-0, 8-6

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jean Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) v Jamie Murray (GBR) / Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) — Postponed

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Kenny De Schepper (FRA) d Juan Monaco (ARG) (22) — 6-4, 7-6(8), 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Monica Puig (PUR) d Eva Birnerova (CZE) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Grega Zemlja (SLO) — 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-0

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) d Nicolas Almagro (ESP) / Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 4-6, 6-3, 19-17

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) d Benoit Paire (FRA) (25) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) d Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (18) — 6-1, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) d Igor Sijsling (NED) — 6-0, 6-1, 1-0 Ret.

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Liezel Huber (USA) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) / Andrea Petkovic (GER) — 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Tara Moore (GBR) — 7-6(2), 6-3

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) d Xavier Malisse (BEL) / Ken Skupski (GBR) — 6-3 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-7(5), 8-6

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Rajeev Ram (USA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) — 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) / Eva Hrdinova (CZE) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) d Christina McHale (USA) / Tamira Paszek (AUT) — 7-6(8), 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) d Marinko Matosevic (AUS) / Frank Moser (GER) — 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jesse Levine (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) (10) / Scott Lipsky (USA) (10) — 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (7) d Samuel Groth (AUS) / Chris Guccione (AUS) — 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-5

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Donna Vekic (CRO) d Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) / Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) — 6-4, 6-1

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    Court 8 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) d Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Simon Stadler (GER) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Andy Ram (ISR) / Abigail Spears (USA) d Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) — 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Julian Knowle (AUT) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) — 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Martin Emmrich (GER) / Julia Goerges (GER) d Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 7-5, 6-2

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Treat Huey (PHI) (16) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (16) d Andre Begemann (GER) / Martin Emmrich (GER) — 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-6(3)

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) d Paul Hanley (AUS) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) — 4-6 6-1 6-7(6) 7-5, 10-8

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) d Alize Cornet (FRA) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-4, 6-0

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO) d Paul Hanley (AUS) / Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) — 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) d Michal Mertinak (SVK) / Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE)  — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) d Kei Nishikori (JPN) (12) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Alison Riske (USA) — 6-2, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d David Marrero (ESP) / Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 16 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Colin Fleming (GBR) (9) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (9) d Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Michal Mertinak (SVK) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(7)

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) d James Cerretani (USA) / Mona Barthel (GER) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Raluca Olaru (ROU) / Olga Savchuk (UKR) — 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) d Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) — 6-7(3), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 8-6

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    Court 19 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 14-12

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Daniel Brands (GER) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) — 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) d Robin Haase (NED) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 6-3, 7-5

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Petra Martic (CRO) d Cara Black (ZIM) (11) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (11) — 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

  • Battle of the Sexes: Serena vs Andy Murray?

    Battle of the Sexes: Serena vs Andy Murray?

    A modern day Battle of the Sexes clash between Serena Williams and Andy Murray looks like it may come to fruition after both players expressed interest in playing a match that was first mooted by a follower of the Scotsman on Twitter.

    “I’d be up for it, why not?” was Murray’s response to the tweet. Serena, the ladies #1, has also made positive comments about the proposed meet. “That would be fun. I doubt I’d win a point, but that would be fun.”

    It wouldn’t be the first time Serena has played an exhibition against a male professional. She lost 6-1 in a challenge set to the German Karsten Braasch. However, she was only 16 years old at the time.

    There have been a number of challenge matches between the sexes, perhaps the most famous being 55-year-old Bobby Riggs challenging Margaret Court and Billie Jean King to matches. He split the series, losing to King but defeating Court.

    In 1992, Jimmy Connors defeated Martina Navratilova in a challenge match. In his recent book, Connors let slip he had one million dollars riding on a successful win.

    If the match does happen, Murray has suggested Las Vegas as an appropriate venue.

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