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The Woodies double up again
July 1st, 2008 
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the most successful double act in tennis history, discuss life in retirement and what it’s like to be back at Wimbledon playing in the invitation doubles.
Confident Serena eyes big prize
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Serena Williams has not dropped a single set on her way to the semi-finals. She is now eyeing an all-Williams final against sister Venus over whom she has had the upper hand in previous encounters.
Caption Competition (2 July)
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Suggest a caption for this photograph of Tamarine Tanasugarn. The website team will select the caption they feel is the best and the winner will receive a prize.
Quarter-final preview, Wimbledon 2008
July 1st, 2008 Nima Naderi This years quarter-final Wednesday at the All England Club certainly has some pop corn matches for the tennis world to indulge in. Lets take a look at the following matches, head to head records and predictions.
1) Roger Federer vs Mario Ancic
Head to head: Federer leads 5-1, and the players are tied 1-1 on grass, both at Wimbledon.
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China’s Zheng reaches semifinals (AP)
July 1st, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament Tuesday by beating Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 at Wimbledon. The 24-year-old Zheng is also the first female wild-card entrant to reach the semifinals at the All England Club and second at any Grand Slam. Zheng, playing at Wimbledon for only the third time, will face Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Tanasugarn first Thai in Slam quarter (AP)
July 1st, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News After more than a decade of chasing an elusive Grand Slam quarterfinal berth, Tamarine Tanasugarn finally got there Monday — and became the first Thai player to do so. The 60th-ranked Tanasugarn upset second-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final eight at Wimbledon after losing in the fourth round six previous times.
Venus reaches semifinals at Wimbledon (AP)
July 1st, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday. The four-time champion from the United States will face either Elena Dementieva or Nadia Petrova in the semifinals. Tanasugarn, at 31 the oldest women in the quarterfinals, made it past the fourth round for the first time in 12 appearances at the All England Club.
Tuesday 1 July – As it happens
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand A warm and sunny day is in store for ladies’ quarter-finals day. Follow the play from all four ties on Centre and No. 1 courts, as well as lots of top doubles matches, right here on the Championships blog.
Clement v Schuettler preview
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand When Arnaud Clement faces Rainer Schuettler in the quarter-finals, youth and power will be put to one side for a moment as two journeymen battle it out using court smarts they have acquired in over two decades on the circuit.
Caption Competition (1 July)
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Suggest a caption for the above photo of Ai Sugiyama. The website team will select the caption they feel is the best and the winner will receive a prize.
Martina marvels once more
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Tennis legend Martina Navratilova made a return to Wimbledon with a straight sets victory in the ladies’ invitation doubles, with one of her opponents the woman who beat her in the 1994 final.
Williams sisters coast as rivals scrap
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand The ladies’ quarter-finals saw four vastly different matches. Two were see-saw affairs that ebbed and flowed, while the other two – featuring the seemingly unstoppable Williams sisters – were over in straight sets.
Day 9 preview
July 1st, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Wednesday is men’s quarter-finals day. First up on Centre Court, Roger Federer takes on Mario Ancic then Andy Murray takes on Rafael Nadal for the chance to meet either unseeded Arnaud Clement or Rainer Schuettler.
