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Star Phoenix
| 12 months ago
The women of Wimbledon came out of Manic Monday in fine fettle...That they got in as much play as they did with such a doomsday weather forecast Monday already was a victory of sorts. But while Roger Federer (with the roof open) and Novak Djokovic (...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic and six-time winner Roger Federer each moved to the quarterfinals at rainy Wimbledon with Monday victories. Djokovic had little trouble against his opponent, Serbian Davis Cup teammate Viktor Troicki,...
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KSBY
| 12 months ago
Williams cruised through the first set in windy conditions before the hard-hitting Shvedova found her rhythm in the second, breaking the American twice to even the match. Williams then wasted three break points at 4-4 in the third before eventually...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
For all the efforts of Maria Sharapova's conqueror, Sabine Lisciki what a girl! Serena Williams against Petra Kvitova that really catches my eye. This is going to be a battle royal; one of Wimbledon's greats against the reigning champion. Do not for...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
Prior to facing Maria Sharapova yesterday, Sabine Lisicki had been asked if she would complain to the umpire that the world No 1's shrieking was putting her off, as she had done, with successful results, in the second round when facing Bojana...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
If the definition of a champion is someone who finds a way to win when not at their best, look out for Serena Williams. Forty-eight hours after a Wimbledon women's record of 23 aces got her out of trouble against Jie Zheng, Williams gave another...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Wimbledon exit will 'motivate' Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova says she will use her shock fourth-round defeat by 15th seed Sabine Lisicki as "motivation" to reach her goals. The top seed, who was bidding to become the first player since Serena...
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Charlotte Observer Online
| 12 months ago
England Maria Sharapova's bid for a second consecutive Grand Slam title ended Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round at Wimbledon that will also cost her the No...Sharapova was trying to become the first woman since Serena...
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The Age
| 12 months ago
Story continues below "I just had the feeling that there was absolutely nothing I could have done today to have won that match," Clijsters said after her 6-1 6-1 loss on Monday to German Angelique Kerber. "My opponent was better on every level. That'...
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Wellington Dominion
| 12 months ago
There is a reason why no woman has won Wimbledon and French Open titles back-to-back for the last 10 years as Maria Sharapova discovered when she became the latest to have tried and failed. The world number one was comprehensively beaten in the...
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SF Gate
| 12 months ago
Kim Clijsters said farewell to Wimbledon on Monday, and she did so without regret...Open and become a full-time mom, she felt it was inevitable that she'd take a loss like she absorbed in the fourth round: 6-1, 6-1 to 8th-ranked Angelique Kerber . "I...
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SF Gate
| 12 months ago
As storm clouds gathered once again over the All England Club , I ran across a copy of the Daily Express , offering a helpful headline for those making summer vacation plans: "Crazy Weather For Six Months."...In the coming days at Wimbledon, a pack...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 12 months ago
Sharapova had been a finalist in three of the last four Grand Slams, and arrived at Wimbledon on a high after winning the French Open for the first time last month. But the top seed came back down to earth with a bump on Court One as German 15th seed...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic The high-flying Serb easily cruised into the quarterfinals, his 13th straight trip into a major quarter, which is the fourth-best streak in ATP history. Djokovic has been relatively untested at the 2012 fortnight as he seeks a second...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
Sharapova conceded the French Open-Wimbledon double might be one of the most difficult mountains to climb for a female tennis player in the modern era. Sharapova was trying to become the first since Serena Williams a decade ago to follow a win at...
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The Hartford Courant
| 12 months ago
Struggling with a bad back in chilly conditions on Centre Court, the king of cool needed two undignified injury time-outs during a 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory that continued his remarkable run of grand slam quarter-final appearances. He remained on...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 12 months ago
When Kim Clijsters first came to Wimbledon as a junior she described the All England Club as "like Disneyland to another child". But the Belgian bid a poignant farewell to the world's most famous tournament in the worst possible way, taking just two...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 12 months ago
World No 1 Novak Djokovic and six-times champion Roger Federer are safely through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals...While all eight women's fourth-round matches were completed, Djokovic, Federer and Russian Mikhail Youzhny were the only three men...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 12 months ago
Story continues below Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia at Wimbledon. Photo: Reuters After Roger Federer, his main rival from the top half of the draw, had struggled with a back spasm early in his four-set...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 12 months ago
Maria Sharapova's expected challenge for the Wimbledon title turned into a damp squib on Monday as the off-form top seed was outplayed under cloudy skies by Germany's Sabine Lisicki. Looking to follow up her French Open title with a second Wimbledon...
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Time of India
| 12 months ago
Sabine Lisicki smiles and laughs on the court even when she makes a mistake...Her rapier-like groundstrokes are breaking through the defences of the world's best players and her sledgehammer serve is finding targets with amazing regularity...On a...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Only three other women have etched their name on the Venus Rosewater Dish in a 12-year Williams duopoly but 2011 champion Petra Kvitova gets the chance on Tuesday to prove that the sparkling piece of silverware is not merely on loan. The Czech has...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 12 months ago
England Kim Clijsters walked off Court 3 at Wimbledon with a quick one-handed wave to the crowd after a match she never had a chance to win. There was no grand farewell for Clijsters at the grass-court Grand Slam, just a humbling defeat and a fast...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Russia's Maria Sharapova looks on during a press conference after she was beaten in her fourth round women's singles match by Germany's Sabine Lisicki on day seven of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 12 months ago
England Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round just a month after completing a career Grand Slam. Lisicki, a 15th-ranked German, outplayed the 2004 Wimbledon champion...
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Reuters
| 12 months ago
Topics Maria Sharapovaof Russia hits a return to Sabine Lisicki of Germany during their women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2012. Maria Sharapova's expected challenge for the Wimbledon title turned...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Four-time winner Serena Williams and defending champion Petra Kvitova advanced Monday at Wimbledon but world No...American star Williams, a 13-time Grand Slam winner, needed three sets to defeat Yaroslava Shvedova and Kvitova, of the Czech Republic,...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Women Glyn Kirk/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Sabine Lisicki was still smiling as she left the court with Maria Sharapova after winning their fourth-round match. She will leave the All England Club without a trophy, without a berth in the final...
