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July 15
Muguruza blows away Venus to take first Wimbledon
It was a tale of two coaches and two sisters for Garbine Muguruza on Saturday as the Spaniard found the formula to steer her way through a barrage of high-intensity tennis and claim her first Wimbledon crown.
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July 14
Sublime Federer outclasses Berdych to reach final
Roger Federer's relentless pursuit of a record eighth Wimbledon title continued as he fought off stubborn Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-4 to reach the final for the 11th time.
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July 7
Pliskova out in mixed day for Wimbledon favourites
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic raced into the third with straight sets, while women's third seed Karolina Pliskova was dumped out of the tournament.
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July 7
'Help me' tennis player screams after knee injury
American Bethanie Mattek-Sands was stretchered off court screaming in pain after suffering an horrific knee injury during her women's singles match at Wimbledon .
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July 4
Top seeds through, but crowd disappointed
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic progressed to the second round at Wimbledon after their opponents retired early in their matches, leaving the Centre Court crowd disappointed.
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July 7
Tennis: Djokovic fells Federer in epic final
Novak Djokovic has claimed a second Wimbledon title after coming out on top in an extraordinary battle of wills against seven-time winner Roger Federer, eventually triumphing 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 in a gripping encounter.
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July 6
Tennis: Kvitova mauls Bouchard to claim Wimbledon crown
After delivering a final devastating blow, Petra Kvitova lay sprawled on the turf, her arms raised in celebration having crushed tennis's would-be princess in a Wimbledon final closer to a coronation than a contest.
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July 4
Tennis: In-form Federer flies into final
Roger Federer reached a ninth Wimbledon final after emerging unscathed from the crosshairs of bullet-serving giant Milos Raonic, winning 6-4 6-4 6-4 with a masterful display of the grasscourt arts.
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July 2
Tennis: Murray dethroned as Wimbledon champ
The mayhem created by an Australian firecracker the previous evening was continued in brutal fashion by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov as he annihilated defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray.
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July 1
Tennis: Injury no worry for Djokovic
If there were fears Novak Djokovic's double-fisted backhands may malfunction after a heavy fall on his shoulder three days ago, they were allayed by a show-stopping crosscourt service return on match point.
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June 30
Tennis: Murray moves into quarterfinals
Title holder Andy Murray neutralised the big-swinging game of lofty South African Kevin Anderson to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals 6-4 6-3 7-6 (6).
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June 26
Tennis: Nadal battles back to beat bogeyman
World number one Rafael Nadal pulled back from the abyss to reach the third round at Wimbledon just when it looked as though bogeyman Lukas Rosol had returned to haunt him.
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June 25
Tennis: Murray puts down marker as seeds stumble
The Champagne cork that popped before the second point of Andy Murray's thrashing of Blaz Rola may have been a little premature, but the defending Wimbledon champion has already thrown down the gauntlet to his rivals.
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July 11
Tennis: Murray ends Britain's Wimbledon wait
Andy Murray wiped out 77 years of pain and hurt as he became the first British man since 1936 to win the men's title at Wimbledon with a 6-4 7-5 6-4 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic.
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July 4
Tennis: Lisicki to meet Bartoli in final
No-one would have guessed that Sabine Lisicki is allergic to grass as she joyfully rolled on the famous rectangle of turf after surviving a heart-pumping, nerve-jangling epic to set up a mind-boggling Wimbledon final against Marion Bartoli.
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July 3
Tennis: Murray battles back to reach semis
Andy Murray put the home fans through the wringer as he came back from two sets down to book a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals with an edgy 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 win over unseeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
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June 30
Tennis: Big three lead Wimbledon hopefuls
Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Serena Williams will head a cast of fresh-faced hopefuls as Wimbledon heads into the second week which will be a Federer-free zone for the first time in 11 years.
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June 29
Tennis: Clinical Djokovic crushes Chardy
Like a ruthless emperor dismissing an underling, top seed Novak Djokovic ended a highly satisfactory first week at Wimbledon by brushing aside Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-2 6-2 to continue his serene progress.
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June 28
Tennis: Murray eases into last 16
The sweet spot of Andy Murray's racket was put through its paces as he signed of his first week at Wimbledon by stylishly dispatching Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-2 6-4 7-5 to move into the last 16.
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June 27
Tennis: Djokovic, Williams restore calm at Wimbledon
An air of calm descended at Wimbledon on 'Tranquil Thursday' as Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams avoided the trail of destruction that had decimated the field at the All England Club on day three of the grasscourt major.
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June 26
Tennis: Federer stunned in second round at Wimbledon
Defending champion Roger Federer's remarkable run of reaching 36 consecutive grand slam quarter-finals or better has been ended in a shock second-round Wimbledon defeat by unheralded Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky.
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June 24
Tennis: Nadal makes shock exit at Wimbledon
From a green and pleasant land, Wimbledon's grasscourts must now resemble a minefield for Rafa Nadal, who, for the second year in a row, suffered a shock defeat by a modest opponent playing the match of his life.
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July 27
Games cast shadow over Wimbledon
For all its tradition and prestige, there is an unmistakable sense swirling round Wimbledon that this year's tournament is a dress rehearsal for a bigger sporting occasion.
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July 12
Tennis: Federer breaks British hearts with Wimbledon win
Roger Federer left the door tantalisingly ajar for local hero Andy Murray in the Wimbledon men's singles final, then slammed it shut to win his seventh Wimbledon title and return to the top of the world rankings.
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July 8
Tennis: Fifth Wimbledon win for Williams
American Serena Williams has powered her way to a fifth Wimbledon singles title with an explosive start and a cool finish after a mid-match meltdown to beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2.
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