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Reigning champ Serena is top seed at Wimbledon

Even though he's he hottest player in men's tennis, reigning French Open champion and two-time Wimbledon titlist Rafael Nadal received only the No. 5 seed at Wimbledon 2013, which will commence Monday at the All England Club. 15 minutes ago

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Kuznetsova out of Wimbledon with abdominal strain

Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of Wimbledon because of an abdominal strain.

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Top-seeded Raonic upset by Dodig at Eastbourne

Top-seeded Milos Raonic was upset 6-2, 7-6 (7) by Ivan Dodig in the second round at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament on Wednesday.
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Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon

If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way.
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Serena Williams comments on rape case in interview

Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."
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Venus pulls out of Wimbledon

Five-time champion Venus Williams withdrew from Wimbledon on Tuesday due to a back injury, ending her streak of 16 consecutive appearances at the prestigious Grand Slam event.
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Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.
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At the Net: Serena eyes Wimbledon repeat

When Wimbledon gets underway next week, Serena Williams will be there as the defending champion and five-time overall winner.
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Malisse ousts Ferrer on grass in Netherlands

French Open finalist David Ferrer lost his first-round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, a grass-court tournament held the week before Wimbledon.
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Tennis champion Gene Mako dies at 97

Former tennis champion Gene Mako, who captured four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, died in Southern California at the age of 97.
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American Steve Johnson gets Wimbledon wild card

Steve Johnson of the United States joined Frenchman Nicolas Mahut as a wild card at Wimbledon.