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Wimbledon-Harder road to final with top seeds out-Serena
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - The surprise early elimination of the top four seeds made the Williams sisters’ progress to the Wimbledon final harder not easier, Serena said on Thursday.

Wimbledon-Bjorkman sets up final goodbye, Bryans go out
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - In his last All England Club campaign, Jonas Bjorkman and partner Kevin Ullyett sent top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan crashing out of Wimbledon to reach the men’s doubles final on Thursday.

Williams rivalry takes center stage at Wimbledon
Once again, it’ll be Venus vs. Serena for the Wimbledon title. Matt Cronin tells you what to expect in Saturday’s final.

Schuettler reaches semis, Nadal up next (AP)
Rainer Schuettler was simply happy to have reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time. Worrying about how to recover from a two-day match in time to face Rafael Nadal could come later. Schuettler finished off his quarterfinal victory over Arnaud Clement 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 8-6 on Thursday, 23 1/2 hours after the pair first walked onto Court 1.

Knee injury knocks Davenport out of Wimbledon
Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a knee injury. The 1999 Wimbledon champion was due to play Gisela Dulko in the second round on Thursday, but withdrew hours before the match, a WTA Tour official said. On Tuesday, in her first match at Wimbledon since 2005, Davenport hobbled past Renata Voracova 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. The 32-year-old Davenport had been idle for two months after sitting out the clay-court season. She withdrew from a warmup tournament at Eastbourne last week.