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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Five-time champion Serena Williams reached the fourth round at Wimbledon after recording
Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Five-time champion Serena Williams reached the fourth round at Wimbledon after recording
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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Five-time champion Serena Williams reached the fourth round at Wimbledon after recording her 600th career win on Saturday night. Cheap Sports Jerseys . The world No. 1 Williams had little trouble in a 6-2, 6-0 drubbing of Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm. "On Centre Court, what better place to win my 600th match?" said Williams, who became the 15th player in WTA history to reach the milestone. Williams fired eight aces and claimed 8-of-9 points at the net while extending her career-best winning streak to 34 matches. The 42-year-old Date-Krumm, who made her Wimbledon debut in 1989, is the oldest woman in the Open Era to have reached the third round at the All England Club. Next up for Williams will be Sabine Lisicki. The 23rd-seeded German knocked off former U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 decision. Lisicki reached the 2011 Wimbledon semifinals and was twice a quarterfinalist. Polands Agnieszka Radwanska and Chinas Li Na also won three-set matches. Radwanska, the fourth seed and last years runner-up, battled past American Madison Keys, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, while the sixth-seeded Li came back from a set down to earn a 4-6, 6-0, 8-6 triumph over Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic. Radwanskas next opponent will be Bulgarias Tsvetana Pironkova, a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 winner over Croatias Petra Martic. Pironkovas only Grand Slam success has come at the famed lawns of the London suburb. Shes never been past the second round at the Australian Open or French Open and has had one run to the fourth round in seven tries at the U.S. Open. However, she was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2010 and a quarterfinalist in 2011. Li will meet Italian 11th seed Roberta Vinci in the fourth round on Monday. The 2011 French Open champ from China is into the second week at Wimbledon for just the third time in seven visits, with quarterfinal appearances in 2006 and 2010 her best results. Vinci advanced Saturday with a 6-1, 6-4 rout of Slovakias Dominika Cibulkova. Also Saturday, British crowd favorite Laura Robson rallied from a set and a break down to beat New Zealands Marina Erakovic. The 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 win lifted Robson into a fourth-round match against Estonias Kaia Kanepi, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over American Alison Riske. "I just tried to put the pressure on her serve, and she made a couple of double faults, which helped me," said Robson about coming back against Erakovic. "I knew that that was my chance to get in her head a little bit, and thats what I did." Petra Kvitova and Sloane Stephens were among the early winners Saturday in matches that were halted Friday due to darkness. Kvitova, the 2011 champ and this years eighth seed, trailed in the third set of her match against Russian Ekaterina Makarova on Friday, but the Czech star dominated when play resumed. She dropped just one game Saturday and advanced with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 triumph. "I didnt have a good nights sleep," mused Kvitova. "The match was still in my mind, what was good and bad. Today was another day for me. I played aggressively and that was the key." Next up for Kvitova will be Spains Carla Suarez Navarro, who completed her third-round win Friday against Canadas Eugenie Bouchard. Stephens also had her match halted by darkness Friday after splitting the first two sets with Petra Cetkovska, but the 17th-seeded American managed to pull out a 7-6 (7-3), 0-6, 6-4 victory. Just 20 years old, Stephens has now reached at least the fourth round of each Grand Slam this year. She was a surprise semifinalist at the Australian Open after beating Williams in the quarters and lost to Maria Sharapova in the French Open fourth round. Monica Puig will be the fourth round opponent for Stephens on Monday. The Puerto Rico native upset fifth-seeded Sara Errani in the first round and completed her first week at the All England Club with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Eva Birnerova of the Czech Republic in another match stopped Friday by darkness. Michael Jordan Jersey Chicago Bulls . After rookie right-hander Alex Colome excelled in a 5-2 victory in the opener, the Rays fell to Chris Tillman and the Orioles 4-1 on Friday night. College Tom Brady Jersey . "Back in 2011, when they announced that the game was coming here, we knew that it was going to be pretty important that we had a good year and hopefully could get into it, let alone win it, so I felt some pressure obviously within for sure," Taman said Monday, less than 24 hours after the Riders won the championship. https://www.sportsstarsjerseys.com/michael-jordan-jersey/ . But when it was all over they had wasted another lead, seen another pitcher flame out on the mound and lost their fourth straight at home.Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - The Minnesota Timberwolves officially named Flip Saunders as the franchises new head coach on Friday. Saunders served as the Timberwolves bench boss for parts of 10 seasons from 1995-2005 and oversaw the most successful era of the franchises history, highlighted by trip to the Western Conference finals following a franchise- best 58-24 regular-season record in 2003-04. "After an exhaustive process and several thorough discussions with Flip, we came to the conclusion that he was the stabilizing force needed to lead our team," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. "Flip led us to our most successful seasons; he knows what it takes to win in the NBA as his track record speaks for itself." After struggling to a 25-26 record to start the 2004-05 season, the Timberwolves decided to dismiss Saunders, who returned to the organization in May 2013 as president of basketball operations. He also took a minority ownership stake in thhe team. Tom Brady Jersey Throwback. "In talking to Glen, we came to the decision that this outcome would be the best for our franchise," said Saunders, who will continue to serve as the teams president of basketball operations. "I will work tirelessly to bring back the success our franchise experienced in the late 90s to early 2000s. To that end, I will assemble a diverse, experienced coaching staff that will bring out the best in our players." Saunders also spent time as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards before his return to the Twin Cities. He has a record of 638-526 in parts of 16 seasons, including 411-326 with the Wolves. He replaces the retired Rick Adelman, who spent three seasons with the Wolves and 23 years as a head coach in the NBA. Adelman guided Minnesota to a record of 97-133, including 40-42 this past season. The Wolves missed the playoffs for the 10th straight year, but the 40 wins were the clubs most since a 44-38 mark in 2004-05. ' ' '

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