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Petra Kvitova reaches 4th round at Wimbledon

Saturday, 29 June 2013, 17:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Petra Kvitova avoided becoming the latest former champion to be knocked out in the first week at Wimbledon, rallying from a break down in the final set Saturday to beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia...

Federer's conqueror loses in 3rd round letdown

Friday, 28 June 2013, 21:27 Last update: about 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 13 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 13 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 13 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...

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