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  • Men’s Wimbledon Draw

    Men’s Wimbledon Draw

    Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to meet in the quarterfinals. Andy Murray is also on the bottom half, with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the top half, along with David Ferrer.

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    The full draw is as follows:

    QUARTER 1:

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1)
    Florian Mayer (GER)

    Bobby Reynolds (USA)
    Steve Johnson (USA)

    Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
    Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

    Ryan Harrison (USA)
    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (28)

    Gilles Simon (FRA) (19)
    Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

    Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
    Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

    Wayne Odesnik (USA)
    Jimmy Wang (TPE)

    Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
    Tommy Haas (GER) (13)

    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (9)
    Marcel Granollers (ESP)

    Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
    Go Soeda (JPN)

    James Blake (USA)
    Thiemo De Bakker (NED)

    Bernard Tomic (AUS)
    Sam Querrey (USA) (21)

    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (27)
    Olivier Rochus (BEL)

    Philipp Petzschner (GER)
    Michal Przysiezny (POL)

    Daniel Brands (GER)
    Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)

    Martin Klizan (SVK)
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7)

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    QUARTER 2:

    David Ferrer (ESP) (4)
    Martin Alund (ARG)

    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
    Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

    Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
    Santiago Giraldo (COL)

    Gastao Elias (POR)
    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (26)

    Milos Raonic (CAN) (17)
    Carlos Berlocq (ARG)

    Alex Kuznetsov (USA)
    Igor Sijsling (NED)

    James Duckworth (AUS)
    Denis Kudla (USA)

    Ivan Dodig (CRO)
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (16)

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (12)
    Matthew Ebden (AUS)

    Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
    Aljaz Bedene (SLO)

    Michael Llodra (FRA)
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

    Denis Istomin (UZB)
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23)

    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (29)
    Simone Bolelli (ITA)

    Grega Zemlja (SLO)
    Michael Russell (USA)

    Guido Pella (ARG)
    Jesse Levine (CAN)

    Albert Ramos (ESP)
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8)

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    QUARTER 3:

    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (5)
    Steve Darcis (BEL)

    Lukasz Kubot (POL)
    Igor Andreev (RUS)

    Stephane Robert (FRA)
    Alejandro Falla (COL)

    Adrian Ungur (ROU)
    Benoit Paire (FRA) (25)

    John Isner (USA) (18)
    Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)

    Pablo Andujar (ESP)
    Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

    Dustin Brown (GER)
    Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

    Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
    Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) (11)

    Nicolas Almagro (ESP) (15)
    Jurgen Zopp (EST)

    Marinko Matosevic (AUS)
    Guillaume Rufin (FRA)

    Radek Stepanek (CZE)
    Matt Reid (AUS)

    Kyle Edmund (GBR)
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24)

    Fabio Fognini (ITA) (30)
    Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

    Julian Reister (GER)
    Lukas Rosol (CZE)

    Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA)
    Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)

    Victor Hanescu (ROU)
    Roger Federer (SUI) (3)

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    QUARTER 4:

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (6)
    David Goffin (BEL)

    Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
    Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

    Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
    Xavier Malisse (BEL)

    Tobias Kamke (GER)
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (31)

    Juan Monaco (ARG) (22)
    Bastian Knittel (GER)

    Lukas Lacko (SVK)
    Rajeev Ram (USA)

    Kenny De Schepper (FRA)
    Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)

    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
    Marin Cilic (CRO) (10)

    Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) (14)
    Viktor Troicki (SRB)

    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)
    Albert Montanes (ESP)

    Marc Gicquel (FRA)
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

    Robin Haase (NED)
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (20)

    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (32)
    Alex Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)

    Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
    Jan Hajek (CZE)

    James Ward (GBR)
    Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)

    Benjamin Becker (GER)
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2)

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  • Hantuchova Wins Birmingham WTA Final

    Hantuchova Wins Birmingham WTA Final

    Daniela Hantuchova won her sixth career title defeating 16-year-old prodigy Donna Vekic 7-6(5), 6-4 at the Birmingham WTA final.

    The Croatian youngster nearly snatched the first set before succumbing 7-5 in the tiebreak, prompting a code violation for racquet abuse as she vented her frustration.

    Hantuchova, a former world number 5, broke Vekic twice in the second set after suffering an early break of her own to run out the winner and take the title.

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  • The King of Queens: Murray wins the Aegon Championships

    The King of Queens: Murray wins the Aegon Championships

    Andy Murray celebrated the capture his third Queen’s Club title defeating the defending champion Marin Cilic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in a closely contested match interrupted by rain delays.

    It was the Scot’s first tournament since missing the French Open, and ideal preperation for his forthcoming Wimbledon campaign.

    Cilic won the first set, breaking for a 6-5 lead and fended off two break points to serve out the set. The fifth-seeded Croat, who won the title last year following David Nalbandian’s default by kicking a line judge, continued the momentum into the second set, but Murray had tightened up his service game and finally broke Cilic in the 12th game to level the match.

    The deciding set saw some moments of brilliance from the top-seeded Murray as he increased the tempo and placed Cilic under huge pressure. He finally got his rewards and took the set 6-3 to win the match, with Cilic netting a forehand on match point.

    Murray donated his winnings to the Rally Against Cancer. His close friend and fellow Briton Ross Hitchens was diagnosed with the illness six years ago.

    “Ross is one of my best friends, so whether I won or lost, it wasn’t going to change the fact that we were still doing something really good,” said Murray, who moves into Wimbledon with a grass court title under his belt.

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  • Roger Federer Wins the Gerry Weber Open, Halle

    Roger Federer Wins the Gerry Weber Open, Halle

    Roger Federer picked up his 78th career title winning the Gerry Weber Open at Halle for the sixth time.

    The 31-year-old Swiss defeated Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in a tight three-set encounter, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.  Youzhny had not beaten Federer in 14 previous attempts, but started brightly by winning the first set tiebreak.

    Federer responded by taking the second and third sets to seal his first title of the year.

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  • Defending Champ Cilic Moves Into the semis at Queens

    Defending Champ Cilic Moves Into the semis at Queens

    Latest from Queens… Marin Cilic, the defending champion, defeated the #2 seed Tomas Berdych 7-5, 7-6(4) to reach the semifinals.

    Cilic, who won the title last year when David Nalbandian defaulted by kicking a line judge, faced a break point at 4-4 in the first set. Berdych dumped the return in the net, followed by Cilic failing to convert a brace of set points at 5-4 before Berdych made a forehand error on a third breakpoint at 6-5.

    In the second set, Berdych had break points at 2-2 and another at 4-4. But Cilic once again held off the threat before claiming victory in the tiebreaker.

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  • Rafael “The King of Clay” Nadal Wins Record 8th Roland Garros

    Rafael “The King of Clay” Nadal Wins Record 8th Roland Garros

    Rafael Nadal surely is the King of Clay, winning a record 8th French Open today, defeating his compatriot David Ferrer, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

    This was Nadal’s 12 Grand Slam title, which moves him into third place for overall wins behind Roger Federer (17) and Pete Sampras (14). By winning Roland Garros eight times, Nadal has now also dominated a Slam more than any other man, passing Sampras and Federer, who have each won Wimbledon 7 times, and besting his own record at the French major.  Additionally, he sets a record by winning at least one Major in nine consecutive years.

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  • Serena Williams Wins 16th Slam, Defeating Maria Sharapova In Roland Garros Final

    Serena Williams Wins 16th Slam, Defeating Maria Sharapova In Roland Garros Final

    Serena Williams, the No. 1 seed, defeated Maria Sharapova (No. 2) in the French Open final today, 6-4, 6-4. The victory ups Williams’ Grand Slam total to 16.  This was her 31st win in a row, the longest single-season streak in 13 years. Williams’ W/L record this season is 43-2 with six titles.

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  • ‘King of Clay’ Wins Epic 5-Setter to Reach the French Open Men’s Final; Ferrer breaks French hearts

    ‘King of Clay’ Wins Epic 5-Setter to Reach the French Open Men’s Final; Ferrer breaks French hearts

    The seven-time champion, Rafael Nadal, beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7(3), 9-7 on Friday, in a match which lastest 4:37, securing his place in Sunday’s championship match at Roland Garros.  It was the much-anticipated rematch to last years’ final, and each player had much at stake.  Nadal is vying for his record 8th title at the French, while Djokovic was playing for the chance to be only the 8th player ever to hold a “career Slam.”

    The Spaniard David Ferrer later defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2, eliminating France’s hope of having one of their own in the Roland Garros men’s final.

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  • Serena Williams & Maria Sharapova Advance to French Open Final

    Serena Williams & Maria Sharapova Advance to French Open Final

    Maria Sharapova, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the French Open Final today after beating the third seed Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

    Serena Williams, the top seed, then handily eliminated last year’s finalist Sara Errani (5) of Italy, 6-0, 6-1.

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  • Roland Garros Men’s Semifinals: Friday’s Order of Play

    Roland Garros Men’s Semifinals: Friday’s Order of Play

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 1:00 PM

    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7(3) 9-7

    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (6) 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – Not Before: 1:00 PM

    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) def. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) 6-4 7-5

    Not Before: 3:00 PM

    Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) def. Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) 6-3 5-7 6-3

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