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Venus wins; Wimbledon roof closes for first time

Jun 29, 2009
 
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Title holder Venus Williams moves closer to a Wimbledon title hat-trick Fourth-round rival Ana Ivanovic in tears after quitting match through injury American Williams faces Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in last eight (CNN) -- Twice defending champion Venus Williams moved closer to a Wimbledon title hat-trick on Monday when fourth-round rival Ana Ivanovic left in tears after quitting their Court One match through injury. Serbia's former world number one lost the first set 6-1 against third-seeded American rival Williams and was serving in the first game of the second when she was forced to stop because of a thigh problem. Thirteenth-seed Ivanovic returned to court after treatment to win the game, but then quit the match -- handing Williams a place in the last eight in a highly-emotional moment. "It's very disappointing,... [read full story]                    

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