Wimbledon 2010 Semifinals result:Serena Zvonareva reaches finals

RUSSIAN VERA Zvonareva defeated Tsvetana Pironkova of Belgium in Semifinals of Wimbledon 2010 to reach her first Grand Slam finals. She became the second-lowest ranked player to make the Wimbledon women's final.

The 21st seeded Zvonnareva came back from a set down to beat 82nd ranked Pironkova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. This victory prevented the Bulgarian to become first unseeded women’s singles finalist at Wimbledon. Zvonareva was in command after breaking in the sixth game of the second set, winning 10 of the last 13 games. In another semifinal on Thursday Wimbledon champion Serena Williams defeated unseeded Petra Kvitova in straight sets to reach her third straight Wimbledon final and sixth overall.

Williams on her way to fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship overcame challenge in the first set from the Czech player, then pulled away for a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory on Thursday. It's the 10th time in the last 11 years that at least one of the Williams sisters has advanced to the final. Venus and Serena have won eight titles.

"It definitely wasn't easy. I worked really hard," top seed Serena said. "I'm happy to still be here, it's such a blessing to still be in the tournament. " Williams will now face Russian 21st seed Vera Zvonareva in Saturday's final. Zvonareva said after the match, “I am very excited. I think I'm not realizing it at the moment. It was very tough out there. She's a very young player but a very, very tough opponent and she started so well. I am happy with the way I was able to hang in the match and able to turn it around.”

The 25-year-old Zvonareva's previous best showing in a Grand Slam was a semifinal appearance at the 2009 Australian Open. Zvonareva will face the possible final against defending champion Serena Williams, who faced unseeded Petra Kvitova. Bulgarian who defeated five-time champion Venus Williams in the Quarterfinals was in control initially but match turned around completely in second set. Zvonareva had 31 winners and 13 unforced errors, while Pironkova had 23 winners and 16 errors.

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Serena Williams vs Petra Kvitova today in ladies singles semi-finals

TODAY'S MATCH between world number one Serena Williams and unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova might not seem like a clash of the titans but rather a situation, where who will outperform whom. Post her 6-2, 6-1 loss against Serena in the Australia Open early this January, the 20 year old has amassed the attention of the world number one in the past 10 days.

Ladies and gentlemen, here's presenting world number 62, Petra Kvitova who has killed three seeded players in the Wimbledon championship 2010 to clinch her first ever semi-final birth in a Grand Slam which also included defeating US Open runner up Caroline Wozniacki.

The result has not surprised Serena even one bit as she had seen Petra Kvitova gaining confidence as the tournament developed. Speaking about the advance that Petra has made so far, Serena was candid about the confession that, “ I actually thought she would get through in the early rounds. I'm not surprised that I'm playing her. She's really, really good. Early in the tournament, I saw her playing a couple of rounds and I was like, 'wow, she's doing really well'. She was just hitting the ball so clean.

Serena also said that after Petra defeated Caroline Wozniacki she had analysed that the former is a tough player, specially on grass.

Going by all these encouraging words, if, considering the odds Serena loses this game, then she probably might kick herself back home all the way up till Florida!

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Brazil vs. Holland FIFA World Cup 2010 Quarterfinal preview

FIVE TIME World Cup champion Brazil will clash with Holland in first quarterfinal match of FIFA World Cup 2010 at Nelsen Mandela Bay Stadium of Port Elizabeth on Friday.

Samba boys have better records against the Oranje in World Cup. In their previous clashes Holland won 2-0 in 1974 West Germany World Cup to finish top of the group stage but lost to host 2-1……

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FIFA World Cup 2010: Top 11 Young Turks in the making

FIFA WORLD Cup 2010 is heading for its quarterfinal clash from July 2. Every team has some young promising players. Here is the list Top 11 Young Turks in the making. Some of the best teams are already out of the tournament, and South American soccer giants are going to make a deep impact in next two days. Only African hope Ghana will definitely get massive crowd support in its match. …..

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Wimbledon 2010 quarter finals: Murray beats Tsonga, highlights, latest scores, updates and live streaming

BRITAIN's ANDY Murray beat Jo Wilfred Tsonga of France  6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 after going down in the first set tie breaker. After losing the first set fighting, Andy Murray pulled up to keep Britain’s hope of a Wimbledon alive. For latest scores, updates, highlights and live streaming of the Quarter finals at Wimbledon 2010 stay tuned to this place and you can also go to the official site of Wimbledon 2010.

Tsonga produced some good tennis as he put up a fight in the first set. The game went to the tie breaker and he pulled it off. Britain’s hope were almost dieing as he pulled up his socks in the next set. Second set was taken by Andy Murray as he bounced back and almost showed Tsonga that he was not an easy opponent. This et too went in tie breaker but it was the British Murray who claimed it 7-6.

Tsonga almost lost the match in the third set when he was crushed by Murray as he showed class tennis and toyed with him. He took the set 6-2 and lead the match 2 sets to 1.  The fourth set was swinging in Murray’s way as he rode high on confidence and broke him thrice to claim the fourth set and the match by 6-2. It was an easy going for Murray as he beat Tsonga. You can watch Wimbledon live streaming, highlights, get the latest scores and latest updates of the Wimbledon on its official site along with a host of other sites.

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Wimbledon 2010:Nadal beats Soderling, latest updates, scores and highlights

SPANIARD RAFAEL Nadal beat Robin Soderling of Sweeden  3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 after going down in the first set. After the first big upset at the Wimbledon 2010, it seemed that he may be the second to go with his tennis raquet. As the latest scores at Wimbledon 2010 quarter finals go, Andy Murry vs J. Tsogna are almost even at 7-6, 6-7, 1-2. For latest scores, updates, highlights and live streaming of the Quarter finals at Wimbledon 2010 stay tuned to this place and you can also go to the official site of Wimbledon 2010.

Soderling produced some great class in this great game of tennis and big serves in the first set where he was leading by 5-0, but Nadal did a great comeback and took the game to an eventual 3-6 for himself. Earlier it seemed that he may follow Federer as another shocker. Second set was taken by Rafael Nadal as he bounced back and almost showed Soderling that he had won here before!  He took the set convincingly by 6-3.

Soderling did show some great tennis again in the third set with taking the game to a tie breaker but Nadal held his nerves and took the set by 7-6. The game was played with great acumen from both the players. The fourth set was swinging in Nadal’s way since the start itself. He broke Soderling twice and lead 5-1 before ending the game by 6-1.

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Wimbledon 2010 quarter finals: Federer loses to Berdych, Nadal struggles, latest scores, updates and live streaming

NEWS IS Roger Federer is out of the Wimbledon 2010. Federer goes down to T. Berdych of Chezch Republic  4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6. This is the first big upset at the Wimbledon 2010. As the latest scores at Wombledon 2010 quarter finals go, Rafael Nadal trails Robin Soderling 6-3 in the first set and is serving for the second.

For latest scores, updates and live streaming of the Quarter finals at Wimbledon 2010 stay tuned to this place and you can also go to the official site of Wimbledon 2010. Federer’s loss to Berdych is a shocker to the fans. Federer lsot the first set 4-6 to Berdych who produced great game of tennis. He broke Federer once and that was perhaps the start of a shocker to come.

Second set was taken by Roger Federer as he broke his opponent twice to take the set by 6-3. Federer tried hard for the set and won it.  Berdych followed his first set win by another convincing win in the third set which he took by 6-1. That was some good tennis where defending champion Federer was pushed to limits and was made to look like a shadow of his glorious past.

The fourth set was Federer’s only hope, but he lost his serve in the third game. Bedrych never looked back. Federer did offer some resistance to take the 10^th game to deuce but eventually lost it as Berdych produced some good winners. Nadal is struggling to the big serving Swede and had shown some intent to take the first set to 3-6 before going down by 0-5 to Soderling.

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