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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) – Russian superstar Maria Sharapova, steady
Pole Agnieszka Radwanska and outgoing Belgian Kim Clijsters were all easy
third-round victors Friday at Wimbledon. J.J.
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way I played,” said Sharapova, who is now 16-1 in Grand Slam action this year.
The career Grand Slam winner is fresh off her French Open title three weeks ago,
captured her lone Wimbledon championship in 2004, and was last years Wimbledon
runner-up to powerful Czech Petra Kvitova. Sharapova will meet 15th-seeded
big-serving German Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round on Monday in a rematch of
a semifinal here from last year, which was won by the tall Russian. The unseeded
former world No. 1 Clijsters was leading 12th-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 4-3
when the Russian retired due to an upper respiratory illness on Court 1. This
marked a rematch of the 2010 U.S. Open final, which was also won by the
three-time U.S. Open champion Clijsters. Zvonareva was the 2010 Wimbledon
runner-up to American great Serena Williams. The 29-year-old Clijsters is still
seeking that elusive first-ever trip into a Wimbledon final, and this is her
last chance, as the wife and mother will retire from tennis following this
summers U.S. Open. “Its a pleasure to be a part of the second week of a Grand
Slam, especially at Wimbledon,” Clijsters said. The two-time Wimbledon
semifinalist Clijsters fourth-round opponent will be eighth-seeded German
lefthander Angelique Kerber. A third-seeded Radwanska routed promising
20-year-old Brit Heather Watson 6-0, 6-2 under the roof on Centre Court, while
the rocketing Kerber dismissed 28th- seeded American Christina McHale 6-2, 6-3
on Court 2. The aforementioned Lisicki topped rising American Sloane Stephens
7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-2. A disappointed Stephens blew a 5-2 lead in the first-set
tiebreak on Day 5 of this fortnight. The capable oft-injured Lisicki was a
Wimbledon semifinalist last year and quarterfinalist in 2009. She missed the
2010 edition of tennis most prestigious event due to injury. Also on Friday,
17th-seeded Russian glamour girl Maria Kirilenko whipped Romanian Sorana Cirstea
6-3, 6-1, upstart 20-year-old Italian Camila Giorgi knocked out 20th-seeded
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away talented Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-1, 6-2 to reach the round of 16. Giorgi
will face Radwanska, while Kirilenko and Peng will square off on Monday. The
second round concluded when little-known 19-year-old Slovak Jana Cepelova took
out 26th-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
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Rain delayed the start of action in this London suburb on Friday. The third
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fourth-seeded Kvitova and a sixth-seeded Williams. Azarenka will meet the
upstart Cepelova, while Kvitova will face rising American Varvara Lepchenko, and
the former No. 1 and four-time Wimbledon titlist Williams will battle
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Bernard Tomic of Australia ousted ailing 2010 champion Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of
Spain 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the Thailand Open on Tuesday. The
19-year-old Tomic, based in Monte Carlo, dominated the Spaniard, whose movement
was hampered by a left foot injury. After the first set he sought courtside
treatment for his right foot. “It was not easy,” Tomic said. “He is a good
player and won this tournament before. But Im playing really well. Im happy that
I arrived here early and trained under the heat to get ready. I have to keep my
head up.” Former finalists Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Jarkko Nieminen of
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