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Australian Open organisers said Serena Williams was among the entries for the opening Grand Slam of the year as she attempts to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24. (Reuters/Toby Melville)
ANGELIQUE KERBER

Serena powers into Wimbledon quarters, last top 10 seed falls

Williams races into her 13th Wimbledon quarter-final after the seven-time champion thrashed Rodina 6-2, 6-2 in a Centre Court masterclass

  • Steve Griffiths
4 min read
KEVIN MITCHELL

Tennis goes East

With the rise of Djokovic and Kvitova, the Eastern Bloc is at the centre of the game.

  • Kevin Mitchell
5 min read
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Kvitova gives Sharapova taste of her own medicine

Softly-spoken 21-year-old Czech Petra Kvitova celebrated her Wimbledon singles title with a shy smile on Saturday.

  • Martyn Herman
5 min read
Sharapova to meet Kvitova in Wimbledon women’s final
DAVE JAMES

Sharapova to meet Kvitova in Wimbledon women’s final

Maria Sharapova, the rejuvenated glamour girl of women’s tennis, will take on low-key Czech Petra Kvitova in the Wimbledon title showdown on Saturday.

  • Dave James
3 min read
Wimbledon whittles tenacious set down to (semi)final few
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Wimbledon whittles tenacious set down to (semi)final few

Tsonga, Murray, Djokovic and Nadal reach the men’s semifinals at Wimbledon, as Sharapova, Lisicki, Kvitova and Azarenka make the women’s semifinals.

  • Staff Reporter
10 min read
Clijsters
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA

Clijsters, Zvonareva hitting top gear

Kim Clijsters warned she was hitting top form, while world number two Vera Zvonareva hopes to prove her critics wrong.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read