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Marina Erakovic will launch her return to competitive tennis from Spain. Erakovic has been grounded by a hip problem for the past four months, which has caused her world ranking to fall to 239 from 83.

The surprise was that Serena Williams was one point away from losing it to Elena Dementieva.

Even with three of the last four major titles in tow, Serena Williams is still a little bit upset about the one that got away.

Serena Williams won her third Wimbledon title and first in six years by beating her older sister and defending champion Venus .

Teenage tennis star Caroline Wozniacki could reach her first Grand Slam quarter final if she emerges victorious today Fresh from her fifth career singles title at Eastbourne, Caroline Wozniacki has powered her way through to the fourth round of the Wimbledon tennis championship where she will meet German Sabine Lisicki today.

WIMBLEDON, England a ' Dinara Safina of Russia regrouped from a 3-0 deficit in the final set to power her way to victory over Amelie Mauresmo of France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Safina, the top seed despite never having won a major international title, helped shake some of the dust gathering on her ranking as the worlda TMs No.

Mind and body were both frazzled by the heat at Wimbledon yesterday, especially during Victoria Azarenka's tense three-set win over Nadia Petrova.

Tennis Centre stage ... Azarenka has been a regular on Centre Court. Reuters Wimbledon says looks important in deciding who plays on Centre Court June 30, 2009 When it comes to choosing which women play on Wimbledon's Centre Court, good looks count for more than big shots.

Unseeded German Sabine Lisicki added Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki to her list of Wimbledon scalps this year with a 6-4 6-4 victory in the fourth round on Monday.

Top seed Dinara Safina recovered from a set down for the second day running to book her place in the Wimbledon semi-finals with victory over German teenager Sabine Lisicki.

The good and the good looking ... Serena Williams is the no.2 seed but has been playing on outside courts while unseeded Russian Maria Kirilenko has played on Centre Court.

World No. 1 Dinara Safina rallied from tough deficits Monday for a three-set victory and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships in London.

The latest prodigious talent to come out of the champion-churning Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy had been impressing tennis analysts, including former Wimbledon champion, Virginia Wade with her huge victories over Lindsay Davenport, Dinara Safina, Anna Chakvetadze.

Dinara Safina is convinced she will eventually end her long wait for a grand slam title - and she could still make the breakthrough at Wimbledon.

Britain s Andy Murray rushes to make a return to Serbia s Viktor Troicki during their Wimbledon singles match in southwest London on Saturday.

French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova endured a miserable 24th birthday as she crashed out of Wimbledon at the hands of German teenager Sabine Lisicki.

Friday, June 26, 2009 LONDON: Five-time champion Venus Williams and French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova eased into the Wimbledon last 32 Thursday, just hours after tour boss Larry Scott had praised the depth of the women's game.

Venus Williams ambled onto sun-splashed Court 1 at Wimbledon yesterday, a slight hitch in her step and an odd-looking wrap around her left knee.

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French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has reached the third round at Wimbledon, defeating Pauline Parmentier of France 6-1, 6-3 in less than an hour.