Wimbledon 2014 Photos

Wimbledon: Heatbreak for Li Na, Anderson Creates History

June 28, 2014 11:12

Chinese star Li Na crashed out of Wimbledon on Friday in another twist to her love-hate relationship with the tournament while Novak Djokovic and defending champion Andy Murray reached the last 16.

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Chinese second seed and Australian Open champion Li Na was knocked out of Wimbledon on Friday, losing 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) in the third round to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic. (All AP images)
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Zahlavova Strycova, the world number 43, will next face Caroline Wozniacki. Victory represented a first last-16 spot at a major for the Czech in her 32nd Grand Slam appearance.
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Petra Kvitova fought back to defeat Venus Williams 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 7-5 in a titanic battle of the former champions at Wimbledon.
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Defiant Venus Williams made it clear she has no intention of retiring following her painful Wimbledon exit.
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No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska beat Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal 6-2, 6-0.
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Kevin Anderson became the first South African to reach the Wimbledon fourth round in 14 years with a 4-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italian 16th seed Fabio Fognini.
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Top seed Novak Djokovic survived a shoulder injury scare to reach the Wimbledon fourth round on Friday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over France's Gilles Simon, his seventh successive victory over the Frenchman.
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Djokovic, the 2011 champion, needed a medical timeout to receive treatment and take a painkiller after hurting his left shoulder in a spectacular diving attempt to reach a Simon drive in the sixth game of the third set.
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Defending champion Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday with a 6-2, 6-3 6-2 win over Spanish 27th seed Roberto Bautista Agut. In what will be his eighth appearance in the fourth round in nine years, Murray will face South African 20th seed Kevin Anderson for a place in the quarter-finals.

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