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Serena reaches Championships semis...a berth in Saturday's semifinals at the $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships. The reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Serena, seeded second here, handled fifth-seeded Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 at... In this article: Serena Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, and Australian Open |
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | September 09, 2009
Belgian teen Wickmayer makes US Open tennis semi
...final. The spunky teen ousted former world number one Maria Sharapova, fourth seed Elena Dementieva and 13th seed Nadia Petrova at the US Open after eliminating former world number one Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon this year. Wozniacki,...
In this article: Melanie Oudin, US Open, Kateryna Bondarenko, US Open, Caroline Wozniacki, WTA, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, Cancer, and Yanina Wickmayer
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Miami Herald | October 26, 2009
Sony Ericsson Championships commence Tuesday
...third-seeded French Open champ Svetlana Kuznetsova, while fifth-seeded Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva will encounter seventh-seeded Wimbledon runner-up Venus Williams and sixth-seeded Victoria Azarenka will face eighth-seeded Jelena...
In this article: Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, French Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, and U.S. Open
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Dementieva ousts Serena in straight sets
...straight sets Elena Dementieva avenged a tough Wimbledon defeat with a straight-sets victory over second-seeded Serena Williams on Saturday to reach he final of the $US2 million ($A2.41 million) WTA hardcourt tournament. Fourth-seeded...
In this article: Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams, Wimbledon, Alisa Kleybanova, WTA, and Jelena Jankovic
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BBC | August 21, 2009
Serena powers into Toronto semis
...defeated 14th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 7-6 (7-5). Williams, who beat Dementieva in an epic Wimbledon semi-final earlier this year, is looking forward to her clash with the Russian. "It'll be a great match," said Williams. "She is a...
In this article: Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Toronto, Maria Sharapova, Cincinnati, Wimbledon, US Open, Alisa Kleybanova, and Lucie Safarova
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Jankovic, Sharapova to battle in Tokyo final
...Rogers Cup, a U.S. Open tune-up. Dementieva took down the reigning Wimbledon, Australian Open and U.S. Open champion Serena Williams 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 in one hour, 41 minutes on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre. Dementieva won for the fourth time...
In this article: Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Wimbledon, Elena Dementieva, U.S. Open, Li Na, and Australian Open
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Boston Globe -- Sports | September 03, 2009
Dementieva is sent packing
...experienced 6-foot Russian. Dementieva, 27, owns Olympic gold (2008), was finalist here to Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004, and held a match point against the champ, Serena Williams, in the recent Wimbledon semis. Her pedigree is lengthy: six...
In this article: Melanie Oudin, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Wimbledon, US Open, NEW YORK, Heartburn, and Norman Rockwell
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Wozniacki wins, Azarenka self-destructs
...was beaten in three sets by Elena Dementieva in her first match. "It's a tough situation," said Serena, who beat Venus in their last meeting in the Wimbledon final in July. The top eight players in the world are in two round-robin groups...
In this article: Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, Wimbledon, WTA, US Open, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Svetlana Kuznetsova
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Reuters | October 28, 2009
Serena crowned No.1 as desert duel goes flat
...the Russian gained 70 just for walking on court against Jankovic, the battle was over. Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Serena virtually sealed her place in the semi-finals here with a 5-7 6-4 7-6 defeat of Venus to go top of Maroon...
In this article: Victoria Azarenka, Thomson Reuters, Jelena Jankovic, Small business, Wimbledon, Australian Open, WTA, and Dinara Safina
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Federer, Safina are top seeds for U.S. Open
...Wimbledon already this season. The Aussie Open and French Open runner-up Safina is followed by reigning U.S. Open champ Serena Williams, Wimbledon runner-up Venus Williams, 2004 U.S. Open finalist and reigning Olympic gold medalist Elena...
In this article: Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Wimbledon, Venus Williams, US Open, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, U.S. Open, and Dinara Safina
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The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply, Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. It is the oldest of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the only one still played on grass courts.
The tournament runs annually for 14 days from late June to early July, , with the climax being the men's singles final, scheduled for a Sunday. As of the 2008 tournament, five major events are contested, as well as four junior events and four invitational events.
Wimbledon is third in the annual Grand Slam season. The hard court Australian Open and clay court French Open precede Wimbledon. The hard court U.S. Open follows. The grass court Queen's Club Championships also in London is a popular warm up tournament for Wimbledon.
Wimbledon traditions include the eating of strawberries and cream, royal patronage, strict dress code for competitors, and ball boys and girls. A much unloved tradition, "rain stops play" calls leading to schedule over-runs, is set to be reduced with the fitting of a retractable roof to Centre Court from 2009. The 2008 men's final, already the longest at nearly 5 hours of play, was extended to over 7 hours due to rain, finishing in darkness.
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