Venus wins at Wimbledon

By: AP | WSAV-TV
Published: June 29, 2009

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WIMBLEDON, England (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 crying as she walked to her chair and told the
umpire she was retiring.
Williams, seeking her sixth Wimbledon title, took a 5-0 lead
before Ivanovic won a game 27 minutes into the match. Former No. 1
Ivanovic hasn't reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal since winning the
2008 French Open.

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