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Robson given Wimbledon wildcard
Laura Robson will become the youngest player to compete at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis in 1995 after being given a wildcard for the Championships.
In the women’s draw, Robson’s fellow Britons Elena Baltacha, Katie O’Brien, Melanie South and Georgie Stoop have also been given wildcards, along with American teenager Alexa Glatch, veteran Kimiko Date Krumm and Michelle Larcher de Brito.
– BBC Sport
Ana set for doubles in Eastbourne
Ana will play doubles at the AEGON International in Eastbourne, which begins on Sunday.
The 21-year-old, who played just one doubles match on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour last year, has been offered a wild card into the doubles draw. She will compete alongside Germany’s Sabine Lisicki.
– Ana Ivanovic’s official website
USTA Eastern to Hold “It’s Your Game! It’s Your Eastern!” Weekend
USTA Eastern will host “It’s Your Game! It’s Your Eastern” weekend, Saturday, June 20-Sunday, June 21, 2009 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The event, consisting of USTA Eastern’s first ever 5K Charity Tennis Walk and Healthy Living Fair, is the eighth annual Family Grassroots Challenge and the Jr. Team Tennis Winter Section Champions.
– USTA Eastern
Venus aims for three-peat
To have her name written on the roll of honour, that is what drives Venus and victory at the All England Club this year will bring her a sixth title – level with Suzanne Lenglen and Billie Jean King, one short of Steffi Graf and three short of leading lady Martina Navratilova.
– Wimbledon
Useful information about Wimbledon 2009
* New Court 2 will come into use this year.
* New court has 4,000 permanent seats, an increase in capacity over Court 2 (2,192) of 1818.
– Wimbledon
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Victorious Kuznetsova fears switch to grass
Like many players, Kuznetsova struggles with the rapid switch from clay. Having spent the last two months sliding into her shots and enjoying time to hit her ground strokes, the new world No 5 will have just a few days at Eastbourne next week learning to cope with the lower bounces on grass before heading for Wimbledon. “Adjusting is the most difficult thing,” Kuznetsova said. “That’s why I have to force myself to play at Eastbourne.”
- The Independent
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