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The 2013 Wimbledon Champions

Men's Singles Champion: Andy Murray

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Ladies Singles Champion: Marion Bartoli

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Men's Doubles: Bob & Mike Bryan

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Ladies Doubles: Su-Wei Hsieh & Shuai Peng

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Mixed Doubles: Kristina Mladenovic & Daniel Nestor

Marion Bartoli Wins Wimbledon

Wimbledon - Women's Final

15 Marion Bartoli d 22 Sabine Lisicki - 61 64

WOW.

Two weeks ago NOBODY saw this coming. But what a wonderful story.

And so gracious and humble in her win.

This felt like Schiavone winning the French a few weeks back.

47: The most Slams ever played before winning a 1st Slam.

Post match: Honestly I still can't believe it. I've dreamed about this

moment for so long. For me, winning Wimbledon is beyond my wildest

dreams, let alone with an ace - but I've been practicing my serve for

so long, I guess I saved it for the best moment!

I'm so happy to be holding this trophy.

This has been my dream since I was six years old.

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A new sporting legend and been christened in France.

Congrats girl! Your life will never be the same.

Marion Bartoli & Sabine Lisicki to Meet in Wimbledon Final

Wimbledon - Women's Semifinals

15 Marion Bartoli d 20 Kirsten Flipkens - 61 62 (Above)

23 Sabine Lisicki (below) d 4 Agnieszka Radwanska - 64 26 9-7

15 Marion Bartoli VS 23 Sabine Lisicki - H2H: 3-1/Sabine

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If you had these two as your finalists please report to the prize office.

There waits for you a million dollar payout!

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Marion post match: I just enjoy my time this year so much at Wimby

obviously. [I'm] having a lot of fun outside the court as well and

really carry[ing] on this great spirit with a smile.

Such a great character. It's really hard for me not to like her. A lot.

I even told her so at Indian Wells a couple years ago. Long story.

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Sabine post match: I am overwhelmed, so happy. Steffi Graf texted

me good luck before the match. She told me to go for it.

I fought my heart out for every single point, and believed I could

still win no matter what the score was. In the third set when I was

3-0 down I told myself I had come back against Serena and

I could do it again. It gave me so much confidence.

Well now it makes sense - she had Steffi blowin' up her phone!

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Both gals have certainly earned their places in the final...

But my Breakfast at Wimbledon will find me cheering for Bartoli.

I sure hope Bond shows up Saturday.

Sloane Stephens Thru to Quarterfinals at Wimbledon

Wimbledon - Women's Fourth Round

17 Sloane Stephens d Monica Puig - 46 75 61

Sloane is the last American standing - in either singles draw.

Nobody saw that coming.

This is Sloane's 2nd Slam Qf (both this year): 1-0.

She will next face 15 Marion Baroli (a former finalist) - H2H: 1-0/Bartoli.

Post match: It will definitely be tough.

She [Bartoli] plays really well on grass. She made the finals here.

Obviously, she's a good player. I'm going to have to go out,

do my best, compete, give 100%, and see how it goes.

Francesca Schiavone Thru to 4th Round at French Open

French Open - Women's Third Round

Francesca Schiavone d 13 Marion Bartoli - 62 61

The 2010 champion is thru to her 6th RG 4th round: 2-3.

She'll next play Vika who is famously uncomfortable on the clay in Paris.

Am I calling an upset alert. Mmmm. Maybe I am.

Marion on Fran's chances moving forward:

Francesca, when she starts winning matches and gets more confident,

she's very dangerous. Maybe she can trouble Azarenka.

And if she makes the quarterfinals, who knows?

My thoughts exactly. Well except that 'who knows?' part.

I think we all do know. It's spelled S-E-R-E-N-A.

Marion Bartoli Hands Victoria Azarenka Her 1st Loss on the Season in Quarterfinals at Miami

WTA Miami - Quarterfinals

7 Marion Bartoli d 1 Victoria Azarenka - 63 63

Marion controlled a very tired looking Vika from the start.

This will be her 2nd Miami Sf: 0-1, and 4th at a Premier Mandatory: 1-2.

She will next face Agnieszka Radwanska - she's never won in 6 matches.

Vika, the defending champion, suffered her first loss on the season: 26-1.

It's one of the best starts ever on the WTA tour.

Vika post match: Well, I feel disappointed, for sure. Who wouldn't be?

But what I've done in the last couple of months...

I have to be really proud of myself.

Indeed.

Photos: Getty Images

Injured Victoria Azarenka into Doha Final

WTA Doha - Semifinal

1 Victoria Azarenka d 4 Agnieszka Radwanska - 62 64

Early in the 2nd set Vika went down with an ankle injury.

Vika: I don't know how it happened.

But I just focused on each point until the painkillers kicked in and...

I'm happy to pull it out.

If it went to a third set I don't know what would have happened.

Will she be able to return for tomorrow's final against (3) Sam Stosur?

Sam advanced after Marion Bartoli retired before the start of the 2nd set.

Vika has never lost a set to Sam in their previous 5 meetings.

Vika has not lost a match this year: 16-0 - including 2 tournament wins.

It'd be a shame if she couldn't take the court at 100% tomorrow.

Photo: Getty Images

Weekend Winners for February 12, 2012

Paris Open: 9 Angelique Kerber d 2 Marion Bartoli - 76(3) 57 63

This is Angelique's maiden title - welcome to the winners circle!

This ought to bump her up a bit from her current high ranking of #27.

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Pattaya City: 3 Daniela Hantuchova d 4 Maria Kirilenko - 67(4) 63 63

This is Daniela's 5th WTA title - and second consecutive at Pattaya City.

Did you know: Daniela has a career Slam in mixed doubles?

The list: W.01 (Friedl), AO.02 (Ullyet), RG.05 (Santoro), US.05 (Bhupathi).

She's won 4 of the 5 mixed finals she contested.

Photos: Reuters & Getty Images

Serena Williams Wins WTA Title at Stanford

Stanford WTA Final

Serena Williams d 3 Marion Bartoli - 75 61

Trophies really do become Serena.

This is her 1st title since winning Wimbledon last year.

Revenge match: Remember Marion beat Serena at Wimbldon last month.

Serena doesn't spend a ton of time with the smaller tournaments:

I haven't won a tournament that isn't a Grand Slam in forever, so this is cool.

I'm taking every tournament much more seriously now...

Not that I didn't before, but now even more so.

I definitely want to take this whole swing seriously.

Believe it or not, I don't love the grass and I do love playing on hardcourts...

So this is a good time for me to be playing right now.

That's quite a departure. Fans should be happy to hear that.

Serena only has 3 tourney's on her rankings so she will move #169 to #79.

Serena: I hated the triple digits. I've got to get to single digits though.

I have a feeling single digits will be in her near future.

Photo: Getty Images

ATP & WTA Weekend Winners for June 18, 2011

Eastbourne

ATP: Andreas Seppi d Janko Tipsarevic  - 76(5) 36 53 ret.

Andreas win his 1st title. Janko still in search of his.

Andreas: It's for sure a special moment for me.

I didn't expect to win my first title on grass...

but I really enjoy playing on this surface.

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WTA: Marion Bartoli d Petra Kvitova - 61 46 75

Marion grabs her 1st grass court title and 6th of her WTA career.

Marion: We were seven out of the Top 10 players plus Venus and Serena...

So it was definitely a very hard task to win the tournament.

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s-Hertogenbosch

APT: Dmitry Tursunov d 4 Ivan Dodig - 63 62

Dmitry wins his 7th ATP title & 1st in two years.

He will make a rankings jump to about #50 on Monday.

Dmitry: After being in tennis a long time now,

I understand one week can be terrible and one week can be great.

I happened to do all the right things at the right moments this week & I won.

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WTA: 7 Roberta Vinci d Jelena Dokic - 67(7) 63 75

This was Roberta's 5th career WTA title & 2nd of the 2011 season.

Roberta: I'm tired and am playing on Monday at Wimbledon.

But I'm happy - I just won a tournament!

Photos: Reuters/Getty Images

Francesca Schiavone Reaches 2nd Roland Garros Final

Roland Garros - Women's Semifinal

5 Francesca Schiavone d 11 Marion Bartoli - 63 63

A year ago Fran's run to the trophy lift seemed improbable.

This year she's proving that that title was no fluke with another final run.

I'm thinking she must be the heavy favorite on Saturday.

To think she was down 16 1-4 to Pavyuchenkova in the Qf's.

Sometimes a near defeat leads straight to the title.

Today Fran not only battled Marion but the crowd was against her too.

Fran: I have to say thanks to my 50 or 100 fans that came today.

For me it's always a pleasure to play in front of the crowd and all these fans.

When I was young I always dreamed of this tournament...

So my inspiration comes from a long, long time ago.

When I come here, I feel something special.

Forza Franzi.

Photo: Getty Images

Marion Bartoli Reaches Semifinals at Roland Garros

Roland Garros - Women's Quarterfinal

11 Marion Bartoli d 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova - 63 76(3)

Until this year Marion had a W/L record at RG of a whopping 8-10.

This is her second Sf run at a Slam: 1-0.

Remember she beat Henin at Wimbledon in '07 to reach the final.

007: Fran better hope that James Bond doesn't show up. Certain doom.

Oh and - when is the last time a French player played a Qf on Lenglen?

Someone is holding a grudge in Paris.

Photo: Reuters

Caroline Wozniacki, Nicolas Almagro & Andrea Petkovic All Tournament Winners Today

Brussels WTA

1 Caroline Wozniacki d 8 Shuai Peng - 26 63 63

Title #16.

Could this be a bit of foreshadowing? This was her first title on red clay.

She will play twice her age Kimiko Date Krumm 1st R at Roland Garros.

Heading for a certain showdown with Sam Stosur in the Qf's.

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Nice ATP 250

3 Nicolas Almagro d Victor Hanescu - 67(5) 63 63

This is Nico's 10th career title & 3rd of the year - all on clay.

He must be considered a player who will make a decent run at RG.

Nico will open against Lukasz Kubot & is in the Murray/Melzer quarter.

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Strasbourg WTA

2 Andrea Petkovic d 1 Marion Bartoli - 64 1-0 ret.

Petko wins her 2nd title and first in nearly two years.

She is certainly a dark horse in Paris.

She will begin her Roland Garros play against Bojana Jovanovski.

She is in the Clijsters/Sharapova quarter.

Caroline Wozniacki Wins WTA Title at Indian Wells

Indian Wells WTA Women's Final

1 Caroline Wozniacki d 15 Marion Bartoli - 61 26 63

Boy after the first set that sure became a highly entertaining match.

The win makes it 2 titles on the year and the 14th of her young career.

This is Caro's 2nd straight Premier Mandatory title - following Beijing '10.

The win also increases her ranking points at #1 by a wider margin over Kim.

Caro: I just love playing matches. I like winning. I like holding the trophy.

As for Marion she moves up to #10 - top 10 for the 1st time since July '08.

Marion: It has been a while since I was in the Top 10.

I really want to be at the Championships at the end of the year.

That's one of my main goals.

Both ladies are headed to Miami and have 1st round byes.

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Below is Caro's heartfelt tribute to Japan from earlier in the week.

 

Photos: Getty Images

Marion Bartoli Advances to Quarterfinals as Kim Clijsters Retires Match at WTA Indian Wells

Indian Wells WTA - Fourth Round

15 Marion Bartoli d 2 Kim Clijsters - 36 3-1 ret.

Kim retired with a shoulder injury. She had tweeted of the pain earlier.

She called the trainer for a medical TO - then played only a few more points.

Suddenly it seems defending at Miami may be in jeopardy.

And Kim will have to put that #1 ranking on the back-burner for a bit longer.

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Marion moves into her 4th Premier Mandatory Qf: 2-1. Her 1st in IW.

She will face Ana Ivanovic - H2H: 4-2/AI. Tho in 2010 they went 2-1/MB.

About the pic: Marion offered me a sweet smile on Saturday in IW.

In return, I thanked her softly. I got the sense that she appreciated that.

Wozniacki & Zvonareva to Play for Doha WTA Title

Doha WTA - Final Preview

1 Caroline Wozniacki vs 2 Vera Zvonareva - H2H: 4-3

This is easily the hottest rivalry in women's tennis. Here comes #8.

And they only played their 1st match less than 2 years ago - Indian Wells '09.

This will be their third final together - Caro won the previous two.

They played 5 times last year: 3-2/Caro.

However, their biggest match was a Vera win last year in the Sf's at USO.

Both are still looking for their maiden Grand Slam title.

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Semifinal Results

1 Caroline Wozniacki d Marion Bartoli - 61 61

In 15 matches played this year Caro has won 9 sets at 61 or 60.

2 Vera Zvonareva d 5 Jelena Jankovic - 61 26 64

Boy, JJ had 3 break points to go and serve for the match - brain fart.

But good for her, she needed a good result this week. Done.

Photos: Getty Images

Kim Clijsters is ONLY Seed to Advance Today at Eastbourne

5 Kim Clijsters d Yanina Wickmayer - 61 61 - 2nd Round

She crushes her fellow Belgian in her 1st match back from injury.

Kim joins Sam Stosur & Marion Bartoli as the only seeds in the round of 16.

Now check out this mess of seeded losers today (not good ladies):

Aravane Rezai d 1 Caroline Wozniacki - 64 16 63

Victoria Azarenka d 4 Agnieszka Radwanska - 76(2) 61

Elena Baltacha d 7 Li Na - 76(2) ret.

Q Ekaterina Makarova d 6 Flavia Pennetta - 76(5) 61

Sorana Cirstea d 2 Francesca Schiavone - 75 63

Photo: Getty Images

Venus Williams Storms into Miami Final

3 Venus Williams d 13 Marion Bartoli - 63 64

A boring match shouldn't be happening in the semis of the 5th Slam.

Venus is on quite a romp winning her 15th straight match on tour.

She's seeking her 3rd consecutive title following Dubai & Acapulco.

And her 4th Miami title: '98, '99, '01.

She will face the winner of Clijsters/Henin in Saturday's final.

Photo: Getty Images

Women's Semifinals Set to go in Miami Today

The Afternoon Match:

3 Venus Williams vs 13 Marion Bartoli - H2H: 1-1

This is a rematch of the Wimbledon '07 final won by Venus.

Marion won their previous match in the final of Stanford last year.

Venus is on a 2 title and 14 match win streak - hottest player on tour.

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The Evening (Blockbuster) Match:

14 Kim Clijsters (above) vs w/c Justine Henin - H2H: 11-12

Already in their brief comebacks this is the best rivalry in women's tennis.

They played their first match back in 1998 - 12 years on we have #24.

I passed on happy hour tonight to watch this thing!

Photo: Getty Images

Marion Bartoli Advances to Semifinals in Miami

13 Marion Bartoli d 12 Yanina Wickmayer - 75 64

Of all the words I could use for this match I'll go with... boring sloppy.

But Marion is always interesting to watch - what with her odd rituals.

This is Marion's 2nd trip to a 'premier mandatory' semifinal.

And it's a rematch of the '07 Wimbledon final which Venus WIlliams won.

Photo: Getty Images