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Federer's conqueror loses in 3rd round letdown

Friday, 28 June 2013, 21:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The player who stunned Roger Federer in one of Wimbledon's greatest upsets didn't stick around very long.   Two days after eliminating the seven-time champion on Centre Court, Sergiy...

Dimitrov loses 5-setter; Robson reaches 3rd round

Friday, 28 June 2013, 18:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Grigor Dimitrov, considered one of the rising stars in tennis, was eliminated in the second round at Wimbledon on Friday in a five-set, rain-delayed match that lasted more than four hours over two...

Upsets leave Wimbledon fans in need of a programme

Friday, 28 June 2013, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

There's a 42-year-old who played Steffi Graf in the semifinals in the '90s. Name: Kimiko Date-Krumm.   There's the reigning Wimbledon champion — in juniors — who was...

Williams, Djokovic restore order to Wimbledon

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 21:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams restored a semblance of order to this wildest of Wimbledons.   A day after Roger Federer led a mass exodus of high-seeded players and favorites, the...

Serena Williams easily reaches Wimbledon 3rd round

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 16:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Five-time champion Serena Williams avoided the kind of early upset that has sent many top players tumbling out of Wimbledon, beating Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the third...

Federer stunned in 2nd round by Stakhovsky

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 22:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years.   The...

Sharapova ousted in 2nd round by qualifier

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 19:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Maria Sharapova has been knocked out of Wimbledon by a 131st-ranked qualifier on a day when injuries forced the withdrawal or retirement of seven other players.   The third-seeded Sharapova,...

Wozniacki loses in 2nd round at Wimbledon

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 18:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Playing with a tape on her right ankle, former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki slumped to a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Petra Cetkovska in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.   The...

Isner, Darcis and Azarenka out from Wimbledon with injuries

Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 14:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Injuries have knocked two players out of Wimbledon — the Belgian who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round and the American who won the longest match in tennis history here three years...

Ferrer beats Alund to reach 2nd round at Wimbledon

Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 20:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

French Open runner-up David Ferrer overcame a second-set slump and a scary late fall to beat Martin Alund of Argentina 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of Wimbledon.   Coming...

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