On the Baseline Tennis News

Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Elena Dementieva reached the semifinals on Tuesday at Wimbledon.
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Venus and Serena Williams moved one step closer to a blockbuster final showdown on Tuesday at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Both Williams sisters advanced to Thursday’s semifinals, along with Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva.

Teaching a child of any age to play tennis is both fun and challenging at the same time. Tennis coach Joe Dinoffer continues his series about how parents can get their kids involved in the sport at an early age.

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic will be on an injury-induced vacation for the next few weeks.

Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, has a micro-tear in her left thigh muscle and must rest for the next 1-2 weeks.

Thirteenth seed Ana Ivanovic retired on Monday against Venus Williams with a left thigh injury.
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Tuesday at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships will showcase the final eight in the women’s competition.

The top four seeds Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Elena Dementieva have reached the quarterfinals.

A grunting and shrieking controversy has taken center stage at Wimbledon during this year’s Championships.

Former WTA Tour player Martina Navratilova has led cries claiming that this is cheating, while legendary coach Nick Bollettieri holds an opinion that is quite the opposite.

After one week of competition, the women’s draw at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships has been narrowed down to just sixteen players.

Leading the charge into the second week of play is world No. Dinara Safina, followed by Serena and Venus Williams.

Former world number one Lindsay Davenport became a mother for the second time on Saturday.

Davenport, a three-time Grand Slam champion, gave birth to a daughter, Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach.

Teenagers Melanie Oudin and Sabine Lisicki rocked the women’s draw on Saturday by defeating two of the best players in the tournament. Wimbledon will observe the traditional middle Sunday day of rest on June 28.
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American tennis has a new star emerging on the courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Seventeen year-old qualifier Melanie Oudin has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon after upsetting sixth seed Jelena Jankovic on Saturday.

Friday was a bittersweet day for top players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Seventh seed Vera Zvonareva saw her Wimbledon hopes dashed because of an ankle injury, while seeds Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva and Victoria Azarenka advanced.

Seventh seed Vera Zvonareva was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on Thursday because of an ankle injury.
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Tennis stars joined the world in paying tribute to entertainment legend Michael Jackson who passed away on Thursday.

Serena Williams, who personally knew the King of Pop, was one of the first players to react to the news of Jackson’s death.

The top players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour have dominated the courts of SW19 this Championships with nineteen of the top twenty seeds safely into the third round.

Serena Williams returns to play on Friday as she aims to reach her eighth career round of sixteen at Wimbledon.