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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. 35 minutes ago

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Bartoli withdraws from Eastbourne

Marion Bartoli of France has withdrawn from the Eastbourne grass-court tournament with a viral infection, giving No. 2-seeded Li Na of China a walkover into the quarterfinals.
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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.
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Tennis great Gene Mako dies in Calif. at 97

Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.
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Hampton ousts Radwanska in Eastbourne

Sixth seed Maria Kirilenko advanced, while former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic was an opening-round upset victim Monday at the $690,000 Aegon International tennis event, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.