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Tennis:Easy day for Li Na, Tomic gets welcome boost

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 19:33
China's Li Na reached the quarter-finals of the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International on Wednesday without hitting a ball while troubled Australian Bernard Tomic reached the third round in the men's tournament. Li, the second seed, got the news from her coach that French opponent Marion Bartoli, the 2011 Eastbourne winner and Wimbledon finalist in 2007, would not be playing their second-round match due to a viral infection. "I have a virus and a fever and am really feeling terrible, I started feeling this way on Monday but it has gotten worse," said the unseeded Frenchwoman.

Forgotten man Bastl reveling in 'new career'

June 19, 2013 12:07
By Justin Palmer LONDON (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment, George Bastl is determined for one last hurrah. At 38, the tennis journeyman who beat seven-times Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in the second round in 2002 - still one of the greatest shocks of all time in grand slams - is not yet ready to bow out.

Tennis: Li Na advances from Bartoli withdrawal, Raonic bombs

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 12:03
China's Li Na reached the quarter-finals of the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International on Wednesday without hitting a ball while men's top seed Milos Raonic was upset for the second straight week on grass. Li, the second seed at Devonshire Park, got the news form her coach that French opponent Marion Bartoli, the 2011 winner, would not be playing their second-round match due to a viral infection.

Tennis: Kuznetsova out of Wimbledon - organisers

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 12:03
Former French Open and US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of an abdominal strain, the All England Club announced on Wednesday. Kuznetsova, a quarter-finalist in 2003, 2005, 2007, was to have been the 26th seed at the tournament, which starts on Monday. But the 27-year-old Russian's withdrawal means that Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic becomes the 32nd seed to fill the gap. Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams pulled out of this year's tournament because of a back injury on Tuesday. dj/phz

Tennis: Nadal seeded five at Wimbledon

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 08:02
Rafael Nadal was named fifth seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, leaving his major title rivals to ponder meeting the 2008 and 2010 champion as early as the quarter-finals. Nadal, the holder of 12 Grand Slam titles, and fresh from his record-breaking eighth French Open triumph in Paris, was seeded behind compatriot David Ferrer who takes the fourth seeding. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer take the top three places.

Quick visit to mum puts Li Na right

June 18, 2013 23:00
By Clare Fallon EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Who can a woman turn to when everything falls apart? Her mother, of course - even if, in Li Na's case, it necessitated a 12-hour flight from Paris to China after her early exit from the French Open. Wimbledon might not be her most successful tournament but Li says she is feeling "totally relaxed" ahead of next week's grasscourt grand slam, thanks to the flying visit home.

Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon

June 18, 2013 17:01
LONDON (Reuters) - American Venus Williams has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon because of a back injury, the five-times singles champion said on Tuesday. The 33-year-old has not played since pulling out of the doubles at this year's French Open. "I will not be able to participate in Wimbledon," Williams wrote on her Facebook page. "I am extremely disappointed as I have always loved The Championships."

Tennis: Ferrer loses title in shock first-round exit

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 16:31
Spaniard David Ferrer failed to get back on the winning track on his return after losing in the French Open final as he lost his 's-Hertogenbosch ATP title on Tuesday, going down 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 to veteran Belgian Xavier Malisse in the first round. Ferrer, who lost in straight sets to compatriot Rafael Nadal in the final at Roland Garros 10 days ago, admitted that he had not had the best training for the match as he had practised on hard courts last week back in Spain.

Tennis: Five-time champion Venus pulls out of Wimbledon

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 16:01
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of this year's tournament because of an ongoing lower back injury. Williams suffered her earliest French Open exit in 12 years when she crashed to a first-round defeat to Poland's Urszula Radwanska at Roland Garros last month. The 33-year-old - who has won seven Grand Slam titles in all - also pulled out of the doubles there with her sister Serena because of her back problem. "Unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in Wimbledon this year," Williams said on her Facebook page.

Tennis: Li Na warms up for Wimbledon with first win on grass

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 15:00
China's Li Na began her grass season with just six days left before the start of Wimbledon, with the sixth seed beating Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday. But not everything went to plan for the elite, with top seed Agnieszka Radwanska losing to American qualifier Jamie Hampton 7-6 (7/2), 6-2. It was the second straight year that the Pole, 2012 Wimbleodn finalist, had exited in the opening round.
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