Serena Williams Whips Opponent At Wimbledon

Muttering and mumbling throughout, Serena Williams looked a tortured soul at Wimbledon 2007 before finally reaching the third round.

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Wimbledon Champion Mauresmo's Early Rounds

The former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo (France) defeated Jamea Jackson (US) 6-1 6-3 in Round 1.

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Amelie Mauresmo's Final With Justine Henin

Amelie Mauresmo had a hard Eastbourne International final as her preparation for Wimbledon 2007.

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Justine Henin Humbles Wimbledon Opponent

French Open champion and Wimbledon 2007 top seed Justine Henin began her bid to complete her set of grand slam trophies with 6-3 6-0 humbling of little-known Argentine qualifier Jorgelina Cravero.

Justine Henin Wins On Grass Pre-Wimbledon 2007

Justine Henin continued her Roland Garros form by defending the Eastbourne International title as her preparation for Wimbledon 2007.

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Nicole Vaidisova now ranked #7 in the WTA

Vaidisova was brushed aside by Jelena Jankovic in a 6-3, 7-5 Quarter-final encounter in the French Open 2007.

Jankovic made a miserly eight unforced errors compared to Vaidisova’s twenty to take out the first set.

The Serbian Jankovic went ahead 4-3 in the second set before Vaidisova saved a match point by breaking back to 5-5. Jankovic restored the lead to 6-5 before closing out the set with 7-5 in which Vaidisova saved three match points before netting a forehand to hand Jankovic victory.

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Na Li Exits Round 3 of French Open 2007

China’s Na Li was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by Austrian Sybille Bammer in a round three match of the French Open 2007.

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Shahar Peer Exits in Round 4

Shahar Peer was defeated 6-4, 6-3 by Svetlana Kuznetsova in round four of the French Open 2007.

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Tatiana Golovin Misses French Open

Tatiana Golovin missed the French Open through injury.

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Elena Dementieva Suffers Round 3 Loss

Elena Dementieva suffered a 6-2, 6-4 round 3 French Open loss to eighteenth seed Marion Bartoli.

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Daniela Hantuchova Reaches Round 3

12th-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova was beaten in the third round at the French Open in three tight sets with clay court expert Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.

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Patty Schnyder Misses Chance In Fourth Round

Popular Swiss player Patty Schnyder was eliminated 6-3, 4-6, 7-9 in the fourth round of the French Open by number two seed Maria Sharapova.

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Nadia Petrova Humiliated In First Round

11th seed Nadia Petrova was humiliated 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 by 182nd ranked qualifier Kveta Peschke in the first round of the French Open 2007.

Trauma to her back suffered in the second set limited her competiveness in the third set which she lost 6-0.

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Anna Chakvetadze Straight-setted in French Open

Anna Chakvetadze was straight-setted 6-3, 6-4 by Maria Sharapova.

Anna Chakvetadze broke into the top 10 at the end of May 2007 only four short years after turning pro.

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Serena Williams Exits French Open Quarters

Serena Williams lost the much anticipated quarterfinal against Justine Henin in a 6-4, 6-3 match.

The strangely subdued performance by the 2002 champion Williams, kept the crowd, which had booed her mercilessly in the 2003 semi-final, relatively quiet except when they booed her for a petulant smash of her racket but it seemed like a token gesture.

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Hip Injury Puts Martina Hingis Out Of French Open

Martina Hingis will have to wait another year for the only major singles title missing from her collection.

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Amelie Mauresmo ousted from French Open

No. 5 seed Amelie Mauresmo was ousted from the French Open draw by No. 25 seed Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6(3). French fans will need to wait another year in the hope of a home country champion.

Mauresmo’s claycourt preparation was cut short by an emergency appendectomy. Mauresmo admitted she had been struggling for weeks and didn’t know what to expect in the French Open 2007.

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Svetlana Kuznetzova Exits French Open

No. 3 seed Kuznetsova was dispatched 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 in the French Open quarter-final by No. 7 seed Ana Ivanovic.

Kuznetsova overcame her nerves and abdominal pain in the second set but a hard serve in the set aggravated her pulled abdominal muscles and she quickly succumbed in the third set.
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Dinara Safina Defeated By Serena Williams

Tenth seed Dinara Safina reached round 4 of the French Open 2007 but came up short and was overwhelmed 6-2, 6-3 by former World number one Serena Williams.

Eighth seed Williams took 36 minutes for the first set and while Safina put up more resistance in the second set Williams was too powerful. 2002 Champion Williams had the game wrapped up in 77 minutes.

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Ana Ivanovic Soars Into French Open Final 2007

Ana Ivanovic soared into the French Open Final with a crushing 6-2 6-1 victory over World No. 2 Maria Sharapova. The semi-final match took only 65 minutes.

Ivanovic thought the game would be much closer because Sharapova is an aggressive player who likes to dominate with her strong ground strokes and serve. However, Ivanovic, seeded seventh, neutralized World No. 2 Maria Sharapova’s power and kept her on the run.

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Maria Sharapova' Semi-final At French Open

Ana Ivanova was ruthless in her 6-2 6-1 French Open Semi-final destruction of Maria Sharapova.

The tall 6 ft 2” Sharapova’s game is patterned on her strong ground strokes and serve but Sharapova admits she has never felt comfortable on clay.

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Jelena Jankovic Semi-finalist in French Open 2007

Jelena Jankovic got a very tough 2007 French Open Semi-final against Belgian Justine Henin the World No. 1 ranked player.

Jankovic’s start is rising but Henin increased her matches won against Jankovic to 6-0 only this time Henin did it in straight sets 6-2 6-2.

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Justine Henin Will Win Roland Garros 2007

Henin expected a very tough semi-final against Jankovic. This despite being 5-0 up in previous encounters.

Jankovic’s star is rising but Henin advanced to the French Open final in straight sets. Jankovic credited Henin as playing flawlessly well.

Justine Henin’s form is looking good for a win in the French Open final 2007.

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