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Add Serena Williams to the list of big names eliminated early at this unpredictable Wimbledon.
The defending champion and five-time Wimbledon winner failed to close out a see-saw third set Monday, dropping the last four games against Sabine Lisicki of Germany to lose 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the fourth round and end her career-best 34-match winning streak.
It was the latest in a string of upsets that has jolted the tournament, with defending champion Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal knocked out in the first three days -- along with Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka on the women's side.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/serena...-after-4th-round-loss-1.1348522#ixzz2XofYz9yL
The defending champion and five-time Wimbledon winner failed to close out a see-saw third set Monday, dropping the last four games against Sabine Lisicki of Germany to lose 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the fourth round and end her career-best 34-match winning streak.
It was the latest in a string of upsets that has jolted the tournament, with defending champion Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal knocked out in the first three days -- along with Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka on the women's side.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/serena...-after-4th-round-loss-1.1348522#ixzz2XofYz9yL
