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Serena Williams sorry after rape case comments

Serena Williams says she's reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying "she shouldn't have put herself in that position." 3 hours ago

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Raonic ousted in Eastbourne

Top seed Milos Raonic suffered a second-round upset Wednesday at the $625,000 Aegon International, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
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Li, Wozniacki reach quarters; Kvitova ousted in Eastbourne

Australian Open runner-up Li Na and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki landed in the quarterfinals, while former Wimbledon titlist Petra Kvitova came up a second-round loser Wednesday at the $690,000 Aegon International tennis event, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
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Vinci ousted by hot Halep in Den Bosch

Den Bosch, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Stan Wawrinka and Jeremy Chardy, the only two seeds left standing in Den Bosch, were a pair of second- round winners Wednesday at the $545,000 Topshelf Open, a final grass- court Wimbledon tune-up.
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Kuznetsova pulls out of Wimbledon

Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova decided to pull out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, citing an abdominal strain.
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Reigning champ Serena is top seed at Wimbledon

Even though he's he hottest player in men's tennis, reigning French Open champion and two-time Wimbledon titlist Rafael Nadal received only the No. 5 seed at Wimbledon 2013, which will commence Monday at the All England Club.
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Kuznetsova out of Wimbledon with abdominal strain

Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of Wimbledon because of an abdominal strain.
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Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon

If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way.
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Venus pulls out of Wimbledon

Five-time champion Venus Williams withdrew from Wimbledon on Tuesday due to a back injury, ending her streak of 16 consecutive appearances at the prestigious Grand Slam event.
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Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.
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At the Net: Serena eyes Wimbledon repeat

When Wimbledon gets underway next week, Serena Williams will be there as the defending champion and five-time overall winner.