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Venus Ascends at Wimbledon

Williams roars to 4th title from low seed and lower ranking

(Newser) - Venus Williams joined a couple of exclusive clubs when she won her fourth Wimbledon title today, becoming the lowest-ranked player to capture the crown and just the fourth woman to do so four times. The 23 seed's 6-4, 6-1 victory over 18th-seeded Marion Bartoli was technically an upset, and the... More »

Henin Drops Shocker to Bartoli

French comeback artist will face Venus in Wimbledon women's final

(Newser) - France's Marion Bartoli trounced world #1 Justine Henin in the third set of their Wimbledon semifinal to pull off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history. Bartoli, ranked 19 in the world, dropped the first set to the Belgian serve-and-volleyer 1-6, but won a tense tiebreaker 7-6 in... More »

Venus Advances to Semifinals

Comeback champ drives to be lowest seed to win Wimbledon

(Newser) - Three-time Wimbledon champ Venus Williams advanced to the tournament semifinals after defeating fifth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets yesterday. Crushing returns capped the 6-3 6-4 victory that wins her a face-off against Ana Ivanovic. Williams, who has played only occasionally this season and was seeded 28th, is trying to become... More »

Injured Serena Advances

Williams advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals despite painful cramping, rain delays

(Newser) - Serena Williams collapsed with a cramped calf during her fourth round match at Wimbledon Centre Court today. But the rain delays which have hobbled this year's tourney came to her rescue—officials paused the contest against Slovak Daniela Hantuchova minutes later, offering the American time to recover, and ultimately to... More »

Venus Wobbly in Opener

Williams almost a first-round casualty on the "Graveyard of Champions"

(Newser) - Venus Williams recovered to win after a mediocre performance In the Wimbledon opener left her two points from disaster against an unheralded Russian. The three-time champion rallied from 1-3 and 4-5 down in the third set to take advantage of her opponent's meltdown. Her early play was marred by bad... More »

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