Wimbledon Day Six Wrap: Venus stunned by Jankovic
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Jul 1, 2006 | Print |
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Defending champion Venus Williams crashed out of Wimbledon today at the hands of Serbia and Montenegro’s Jelena Jankovic, the No. 26 seed. Jankovic stunned Williams on the so-called Graveyard of Champions, Court 2, 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-4.
Amelie Mauresmo scored a straight sets 6-1, 6-2 win over Nicole Pratt, Maria Sharapova eased into the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over American Amy Frazier, and Elena Dementieva fought off Elena Likhovtseva 7-5, 6-3.
With James Blake, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, and Andre Agassi out of Wimbledon, Americans now have a new player to cheer for, Shenay Perry. Perry reached the round of sixteen at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Sybille Bammer.
Today’s Wimbledon News from On the Baseline:
Ana Ivanovic defeats Dinara Safina at Wimbledon
Elena Dementieva advances to the 4th round at Wimbledon
Maria Sharapova crushes Amy Frazier at Wimbledon
Jelena Jankovic stuns Venus Williams at Wimbledon
You can see the results from all the women’s matches today by clicking here.
Player Interviews:
Amelie Mauresmo
Maria Sharapova
Venus Williams
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovic
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