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Federer and Sharapova exit in Wednesday Wipeout

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Grassed up: players blame surface for withdrawals

''I fell badly, my opponent fell twice": Victoria Azarenka. Photo: AFP The All England club came under heavy fire for the state of its grasscourts on Wednesday after Wimbledon experienced the highest...

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Wimbledon's crazy day of falling stars: Champion Roger Federer is beaten to...

The most extraordinary day in Wimbledon's 136 years ended in the highest drama here as Roger Federer, the seven-time winner, suffered the most astonishing defeat of his career. The defending champion...

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Federer, Sharapova lose at Wimbledon

Wimbledon king Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova endured jolting second-round losses to opponents outside the world top 100 in a freakishly dramatic ‘Wednesday Wipeout’ that saw seven players withdraw...

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Wimbledon 2013: Upsets, injuries, wobbles mark wild day

Story Highlights Upsets, withdrawals and grass stains highlighted a wild WednesdayAmong the surprise ousters, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova"The whole day ... has been bizarre. I don't know what's...

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Wimbledon Denies Claims Of 'Slippery' Courts

The All England Club has denied suggestions that the Wimbledon courts are too slippery, after another tennis player joined a list of seven who withdrew with injuries in one day. France's Michael Llodra...

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Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova upset at Wimbledon

Galleries WIMBLEDON, England - For nine-and-a-half years, 36 consecutive events, Roger Federer had never failed to reach the quarterfinals in any Grand Slam tennis tournament. But this Wimbledon he...

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Record 7 'injured' players pull out of 'dangerous, slippery' Wimbledon in one...

Tweet London, June 27 (ANI): A record seven big names in tennis were reportedly forced to pull out of Wimbledon in just one day due to injury, the most in the tournament's history, with some taking...

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Wimbledon: Playing against the grass

This year at Wimbledon, the players are not just playing against each other. They seem to be playing against the court as well—if your opponent doesn’t defeat you, the court will. After taking a...

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Seven suffer Wimbledon injury KO

Second seed Victoria Azarenka, men's fancy Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Rafael Nadal's conqueror Steve Darcis among the names to head through the exit door due to a variety of problems. Marin Cilic, John...

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Azarenka, Isner and Darcis pull out of Wimbledon

Injuries knocked five players out of Wimbledon on Wednesday — with second-seeded Victoria Azarenka joining the man who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round and the American who won the longest match...

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Sharapova loses to qualifier; 7 out with injuries

LONDON (AP) — On a chaotic day at Wimbledon when injuries forced seven players to quit, Maria Sharapova managed to play and finish her match. The end result was the same: Sharapova is out of the...

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Azarenka, Isner and Darcis pull out of Wimbledon

Injuries knocked five players out of Wimbledon on Wednesday — with second-seeded Victoria Azarenka joining the man who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round and the American who won the longest match...

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>Sharapova loses to qualifier; 7 out with injuries

LONDON (AP) — On a chaotic day at Wimbledon when injuries forced seven players to quit, Maria Sharapova managed to play and finish her match. The end result was the same: Sharapova is out of the...

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Sharapova loses to qualifier; 7 out with injuries

LONDON — On a chaotic day at Wimbledon when injuries forced seven players to quit, Maria Sharapova managed to play and finish her match. The end result was the same: Sharapova is out of the tournament....

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Federer, Sharapova bounced from Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years....

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Wimbledon Denies Charges Of 'Slippery' Courts

The All England Club has denied suggestions that the Wimbledon court are too slippery, on a day when seven players withdrew with injury. Maria Sharapova fell three times and asked for a medical...

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Federer stunned in Wimbeldon second round

London • Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years. The...

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Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova shocked on historic Wimbledon day

It was already one of the most tumultuous days in Grand Slam tennis history, with seven players forced out by injuries, two of the top-3 seeded women eliminated and six former No. 1-ranked players...

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Federer, Sharapova bounced from Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years....

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