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Wednesday 12 July 2017

Wimbledon

Continued from Page 17 that’s a long time.” excited to share the court
This is not exactly new, with her again.”
“The competition keeps though. Williams is the only With Wade, the 1977
you growing,” Williams woman to have made the champion, sitting in the
said. “You have to get bet- fourth round at each of the Royal Box, Konta prevent-
ter if you want to stay rel- past six majors, and now ed Halep from rising to No.
evant.” she’s into her third semifinal 1 by beating her 6-7 (2), 7-6
Somehow, at age 37, she’s in that span. She made it (5), 6-4. The result means
done that. This was her that far at Wimbledon last that Karolina Pliskova, who
100th Wimbledon match, year, too, before losing, lost in the second round,
coming in her 20th ap- and got to the final at the will replace Angelique Ker-
pearance. The first of her Australian Open in Janu- ber, who departed in the
trophies at the grass-court ary, when she was beaten fourth, atop the rankings
tournament came in 2000. by her younger sister, Ser- next week.
And now, for the third ena. The other semifinal will be
match in a row, Williams “Who knows if she’s lost Garbine Muguruza of Spain
beat a player who was a step?” said Williams’ against 87th-ranked Mag-
born in 1997 — after she coach, David Witt. “She dalena Rybarikova of Slo-
made her Grand Slam de- looks pretty good to me.” vakia. Muguruza, the 2015
but that year.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic receives treatment from a trainer during “The first one was 20 years Williams revealed in 2011 Wimbledon runner-up and
a break in his Men’s Singles Match against Adrian Mannarino of ago? Lord,” Price said, her that she was diagnosed 2016 French Open cham-
France on day eight at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in eyes wide, her chuckle with Sjogren’s syndrome, pion, defeated Svetlana
London Tuesday, July 11, 2017. which can sap energy and Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4. Ryba-
Associated Press loud. “Well, you know, cause joint pain. As time rikova, the lowest-ranked
went on, there were ques- Wimbledon semifinalist
tions about whether she since 2008, got past 24th-
might retire, especially af- seeded CoCo Vandewe-
ter a half-dozen first-round ghe of the U.S. 6-3, 6-3 in a
losses at majors. But she match suspended at 2-all
kept going, and with her in the second set because
recent successes, a cham- of showers and moved
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