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"He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass" - Edgar R. Fiedler It is not without some small amount of pride that I boast of my over 80 percent accuracy ... by J.A. Allen 13 29 reads Preview/Prediction "He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass" - Edgar R. Fiedler It is not without some small amount of ...

Soderling 4-6 *1-1 Federer Federer makes it 15-30 with an unforced error on the backhand side, but Soderling follows up with a forehand into the net.

WIMBLEDON: The group of yellow-clad Australian fans 'Fanatics' have been a mainstay at Hewitt's matches for years, and are out in force at Wimbledon - providing by far the loudest cheers of any supporters at the tournament.

Serena Williams will concede eight years to her quarter-final opponent this afternoon but insists she is not feeling her age as she attempts to close in on a third Wimbledon crown.

Emotional, fearless, vociferous with firepower to spare? Sounds like Victoria Azarenka's next opponent at Wimbledon, Serena Williams.

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic cries as she hugs Venus Williams after their match on Monday at Wimbledon.

Argentine Gisela Dulko was defeated by Russian Nadia Petrova 3-6 6-3 6-4 sweeping away Argentina's last chance at the British Open.

Having sent shockwaves through the Russian tennis circuit earlier this week by knocking out former champion Maria Sharapova in her second-round match, Gisela Dulko had the opportunity to see off another top Russian seed in the form of world No 10 Nadia Petrova.

Ian Laybourn Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova apologised to her doubles partner after knocking her out of the women's singles yesterday.

Argentina's unseeded Gisela Dulko caused an upset on Centre Court with a battling win over former champion Maria Sharapova.

Maria Sharapova suffered a setback in her comeback from shoulder surgery, losing to Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Sharapova battling back...Phils beat Rays again...Obama warming up WIMBLEDON, England Former champion Maria Sharapova is taking on Gisela Dulko of Argentina on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

Nadia Petrova of Russia has reached the third round at Wimbledon, cruising past Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 6-2. The 10th-seeded Petrova broke the 55th-ranked Peer in the fourth game of the first set and never let the Israeli find her stride after that.

Former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were a pair of opening-round winners Monday at The Championships, Wimbledon.

Jelena Dokic showed she has overcome the back injury that forced her out of the French Open with a solid hit-out on Wimbledon's practice courts on Sunday.

Maria Kirilenko plays a shot during her match against Elena Dementieva at the AEGON International combined WTA and ATP tour event in Eastbourne, England, on Monday.

THE TENNIS tournament in Eastbourne was rocked by an illegal gambling controversy this week when two Russians with laptops were marched out of Centre Court.

Former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo will put a disheartening 7-6 , 7-6 second- round defeat at the Eastbourne Championships out of mind as she concentrates on the Grand Slam starting Monday.

Aleksandra Wozniak's first goal as a professional tennis player was to be in the top 50 in the world.

Sixth-seeded rising Dane Caroline Wozniacki was an easy quarterfinal winner, while reigning champion Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland came up a loser Thursday at the $600,00 Aegon International tennis event, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. Wozniacki drilled Russian qualifier Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2, while the eighth-seeded Radwanska ...