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Wimbledon – Kerber shocks Sharapova


Maria Sharapova joined the list of big- name casualties in the Wimbledon women’s singles when she was beaten 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 in the last 16 by Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Tuesday.

The below-par Russian fought off six match points in the final set as she tried to keep alive her hopes of a second Wimbledon title to go with her 2004 triumph, but finally succumbed in a nerve-jangling finale.

Both players had been out of action since Saturday, after bad weather meant their fourth-round clash was postponed on Monday, and it was Kerber who was quicker into her stride, leading throughout the first set.

Sharapova found her range to break back at 4-5 but some poor errors allowed the 26-year-old Kerber to win the last three points of the opening set tiebreak.

The Russian hit back to level the match and seemed to be favourite to book a quarter-final place but Kerber, defending for all her worth to keep the more powerful Sharapova at bay, moved into a 5-2 lead in the decider.

Sharapova saved a match point at 2-5 and Kerber’s nerve failed her at 5-3 as she served a double-fault on the way to dropping her serve.

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The real drama was saved until the end though as Sharapova saved five more match points and looked poised to complete a remarkable comeback.

Kerber would not be denied though and was celebrating when Sharapova fired a backhand long. The German will have to recover quickly as she faces Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard for a place in the semis on Wednesday.

Women’s singles results Quarter-final

23-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat 22- Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-3 6-1

Round 4

3-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-0

9-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat 5-Maria Sharapova (Russia) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4

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Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

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