Julia Goerges News
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Top-seeded Novak Djokovic fought back from a set and 5-2 down to beat Stanislas Wawrinka over five sets in five hours at the Australian Open and advance to his 15th straight tennis Grand Slam quarterfinal.
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Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 17 matches yesterday at the Australian Open, where Maria Sharapova routed Venus Williams 6-1, 6-3 to tie the record for fewest games lost in the first three rounds.
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Top seed Serena Williams beat Germany’s Julia Goerges in a second-round match at the French Open.
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Novak Djokovic saved five match points before recovering to beat Andy Murray in the Shanghai Masters tennis final yesterday for his second straight tournament win. Victoria Azarenka also has back-to-back titles.
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Venus Williams’s quest for a third U.S. Open title ended with a withdrawal on a day fellow Americans Christina McHale and Irina Falconi had upset wins and Andy Roddick fought through his tournament opener.
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U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, aiming for his second gold medal at the London Olympics, qualified second for tonight’s semifinals of the 200-meter freestyle. Uzbek gymnast Luiza Galiulina was suspended for a positive drug test.
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Novak Djokovic capped a day of dominance for top players at the U.S. Open with his most lopsided three-set victory of the year.
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French Open champion Li Na became the highest seed to exit Wimbledon in a three-set loss to Sabine Lisicki, while Serena Williams recovered from a set down to reach round three and Roger Federer advanced in straight sets.
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Six-time winner Roger Federer joined defending champions Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal in advancing to the fourth round at the Wimbledon tennis championships.
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Defending champion Kim Clijsters and top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki took contrasting paths into the third round of the Australian Open. No. 8 Mardy Fish became the highest-ranked man to lose at the year’s first Grand Slam event.
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