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Wimbledon Preview: Day Five

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Wimbledon was rocked on Thursday by Maria Sharapova’s stunning loss, which has now opened up the bottom section of the women’s draw.

Nine seeded players will compete on Friday, including Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Serena Williams, and Amelie Mauresmo.

Tough Bottom Half of Draw Set at Wimbledon; Potential All-Williams Final

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World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic is comfortably at the top of the women’s singles draw, but the second half holds the most potential at next week’s Grand Slam tournament.

Continue reading for a preview of the top eight seeded players at the 2008 Championships at Wimbledon.

Marion Bartoli Questionable for Wimbledon After Losing in Birmingham

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Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli may skip the 2008 Championships because of a wrist injury.

Bartoli was upset in the second round of the DFS Classic on Wednesday before hinting that she may miss the next Grand Slam.

French Open Preview: Day Four

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Only eight women’s singles matches were completed on Tuesday at Roland Garros, forcing tournament organizers to plan an ambitious schedule of play for Wednesday.

Weather permitting, players from both sides of the women’s draw will hit the courts on Wednesday, including top seed Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams.

French Open Preview: Day Three

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Rain washed out the second half of play on Monday, so on Tuesday the French Open will have a busy schedule of first round matches.

Five members of the Top 10 will compete on Tuesday, including top seed Maria Sharapova.

French Open Preview: Day Two

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Monday’s play at the 2008 French Open will showcase the skills of two former world number one players, Venus Williams and France’s own Amelie Mauresmo.

Also expected to play on day two at Roland Garros are third seed Jelena Jankovic, sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze, and ninth seed Marion Bartoli.

Chakvetadze, Bartoli, Dementieva, and Vaidisova Headed for Amelia Island

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Tournament officials for the Bausch & Lomb Championships announced Wednesday morning that four of the top fifteen players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour have committed to join in the singles main draw field.

Anna Chakvetadze, Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, and Nicole Vaidisova have been added to the already impressive player list.

A Tour de Force Set for Dubai’s Barclays Tennis Championships

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France’s finest stars are set to hit the courts at next week’s Barclays Tennis Championships in Dubai.

The memories of a disappointing 2007 season are behind Amelie Mauresmo, inspiring her to return to the form that led her to two Grand Slam titles in 2006.

Wimbledon Finalist Marion Bartoli Joins Family Circle Cup Field

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Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli has been added to the Family Circle Cup player field, tournament officials announced on Monday.

Already six of the Top 10 players in the world plan to compete in the 35th staging of Charleston’s Tier I tournament.

Ten Questions with 2007 Wimbledon Finalist Marion Bartoli

The 2007 tennis season was a year to remember for France’s Marion Bartoli. The 23-year old resident of Switzerland completed her best season to date with an ascent into the top 10, $1,246,906 in prize money, and most impressive, a spectacular run to the final at Wimbledon.
I caught up with Marion shortly before the […]

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