Fifith seed Elena Dementieva beat Nadia Petrova to advance to her first Wimbledon semi-final in a match that saw both players collapse and recover under the pressure of Centre Court.
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Safin v Lopez preview
June 30th, 2008 
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Marat Safin and Feliciano Lopez last met at Wimbledon in 2005. On that occasion Lopez emerged the victor, disposing of the Russian in the third round.
Duo on course for high five
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy remain on track for a fifth Grand Slam doubles crown while Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, the number two seeds, were the other winners.
Venus tears past Tanasugarn
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Defending champion Venus Williams moved another step closer to a potential fifth title with a largely trouble-free 6-4, 6-3 win over Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn.
10.5m watch Murray’s win
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand More than 10 million people in the UK watched Andy Murray’s win over Richard Gasquet on the BBC, a 44.7% audience share. Viewer numbers peaked as the match reached the fifth set, with 10.5 million tuning in at 9:30pm.
Murray v Nadal preview
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal go head-to-head for a place in the semi-finals berth on Wednesday, in what promises to be a contest of both brawn and brains. The crowd could play a part too.
Federer v Ancic preview
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Nobody is going to let Mario Ancic forget that he was the last man to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon now they are due to meet again in this year’s quarter-finals. Can he make it another unforgettable day?
Wimbledon Day 7, 2008 recap. Fedex, Rafa and Murray though
June 30th, 2008 Dan Rumeo Day 7 of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships was chalked full of great tennis once again. Centre court started with the meeting of former Wimbledon champions Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt squaring off. Hewitt managed to make the first set close pushing Federer to a tie break but then reality set in for the veteran Aussie. [...]
50% of Players in Wimbledon Men’s Round of 16 Playing with HEAD MicroGEL
June 30th, 2008 Tennis Industry News Phoenix, AZ– June 30, 2008 –- HEAD players have shown success this year at Wimbledon through the round of 16. Eight HEAD players remain in the men’s main draw which means 50% of the players are playing with HEAD MicroGEL!…
Prince Extends Popular O3 Speedport Black Racquet Line
June 30th, 2008 Tennis Industry News O3 Speedport Black Team and O3 Speedport Black Longbody Give More Player Types Chance to Pick Up and Customize a World-Class Racquet
Wimbledon week one review, 2008
June 30th, 2008 Nima Naderi With week one in the books at this years Championships let us take some time to review the highs and lows of the All England Club. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal cruised through their first 3 matches with relative ease continuing on a probable collision course towards Championship Sunday. With all of the scrutiny that Federer has [...]
Eastern promise
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand For the last few years, eastern Europe has been a veritable hotbed of tennis talent. However those looking for the next big thing would be wise to look even further east - to China, Japan and Thailand.
Monday 30 June - as it happens
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand There is a cracking day’s play in store with all the fourth round men’s and ladies’ singles matches programmed and an excellent weather forecast. Follow all the action from all the courts right here on the Championships blog.
Nadal’s goal is a Spanish double
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Rafael Nadal says he is halfway to realising a rather special Spanish dream after he followed his countrymen’s victory in football’s European Championships by moving a step closer to his first Wimbledon title.
Serena seeks new memories
June 30th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Having survived a Court 2 encounter against Bethanie Mattek, Serena Williams is daring to look ahead to a possible final showdown with her sister, Venus. As in the past, it would be a bittersweet affair, however.
