No. 73 ranked Arantxa Rus from The Netherlands defeated last year's US Open champion, 5th seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 in round 2 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon has not been Samantha's best Grand Slam. It is the only one at which she has a losing record, and she had fallen
No. 28 seed, Christina McHale of the U.S.A. survived a 1st-round match that was called because of darkness on day one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships with the scored tied 7-all in the final set. The match was resumed on day two only to be delayed by rain after one game. The match was finally
No. 6 seed, Serena Williams of the U.S.A. cruised to an easy win over No. 61 ranked Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic in round one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Five-time Wimbledon champion, Serena, posted a straight-sets victory 6-2, 6-4 while hitting 24 winners (3 aces) with only 12 unforced errors (1 double
No. 79 ranked Elena Vesnina of Russia had a relatively easy first round match against 5-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams of the USA, in the 1st round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Williams 6-1, 6-3. Williams, currently ranked No. 58, took nearly seven months off from professional tennis, adjusting her diet and fitness regimen
No. 8 seed, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, realized her dream to become a Wimbledon champion by defeating a former Wimbledon champion, No. 5 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. It looked to be a great final from the start, as Sharapova was finally able to make it back to
No. 24 seed, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, played her heart out and narrowly defeated No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in round four at Wimbledon, 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-5. Also, No. 32 seed, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria easily downed No. 23 seed, Venus Williams of the USA. In the Quarterfinals, Dominika will face No. 6 seed,
No. 9 seed, Marion Bartoli of France, shows her excitement after defeating Serena Williams of the USA in round four of the 2011 Wimbledon championships in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(8-6). Serena had no answer for the determination and powerful strokes hit by Marion. Serena seemed a little off balance the first set, and picked up
No. 18 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, was eliminated from Wimbledon in round three by No. 81, Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic, by a surprising score of 6-2, 7-6(0). The only other time these two have met, Ivanovic won easily in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 at the French Open in 2008. That makes this
No. 5 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia, easily defeated her compatriot, No. 52 ranked Anna Chakvetadze in the opening round at Wimbledon, 6-2, 6-1. Sharapova is beginning to show her old form and looking fully healthy again after being forced off the tour for 10 months with a shoulder injury that required surgery. Sharapova, with
After not playing for almost a year, Serena Williams of the USA won her first match at Wimbledon over France's Aravane Rezai in a hard fought 3-setter, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, closing it out with her 13th ace. Serena had been off the court for almost a year, first because of a cut tendon in her
