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Evert: Grunting getting out of hand
Chris Evert has some advice for today’s women’s tennis stars: Shut up already.

Oudin looks to establish herself on WTA tour
After her surprising run to the fourth round of Wimbledon, Melanie Oudin is hoping to establish herself as a regular contender on the women’s tour. “I’m very proud of myself how I did here,” the 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., said Monday after losing 6-4, 7-5 to 11th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. “I think it’s just like another step that I’m taking. Now I know that I can play with these girls and this is what I want to do, and this is what I want to be.

Venus advances after Ivanovic retires (AP)
Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon when opponent Ana Ivanovic retired one game into the second set. Williams led 6-1, 0-1 Monday when Ivanovic called it quits. Ivanovic took a 10-minute break during the first game of the second set to have her left thigh taped by a trainer. She returned for two more points, but after hitting a service winner to take the game, she began…

All signs point to Venus vs. Serena in the final
Another Venus-Serena Wimbledon final? With the sisters crushing the field, there may be no stopping it, Matt Cronin says.

Grand Slam champ Davenport gives birth to girl
Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport has given birth to her second child. The former No. 1-ranked player gave birth to a girl named Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach on Saturday morning. She and husband Jon Leach already have a 2-year-old son, Jagger. Davenport’s agent Tony Godsick said Sunday that “Lindsay and Lauren are doing great, and Jonny and the other man of the family, Jagger, Lauren’s brother, are ecstatic.” The 33-year-old Davenport won the 1998 U.S.

Wimbledon officials play down swine flu fears
Wimbledon officials are playing down swine flu fears after four ball boys and girls were asked to stay home with flu symptoms. Ian Ritchie, the chief executive of the All England Club, issued a statement Monday about the flu cases and asked all visitors and personnel to stay away from the championships if they develop any symptoms. All England Club spokesman Henry O’Grady said there were no indications that any of the four staffers had swine flu.

Yemeni plane crashes with 153 aboard
MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea as it approached the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros in bad weather early on Tuesday, officials said.

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