Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn defeated Tamaryn Hendler of Belgium 7-6, 6-3 to progress to her first junior Grand Slam final and become the first Thai girl to reach the final since Tamarine Tanasugarn in 1995.
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They share a talent for tennis, have a wealth of Grand Slam titles to their name, travel together, live together, are good friends and also sisters. But the Williamses could not be more different.
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Centre Court Debenture holders will be able to enjoy new dining facilities during the 2008 Championships, with a range of new bars and restaurants in the new Centre Court stadium. View 360 degree panoramics of the new facilities.
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Today is men’s semi-finals day, with defending champion Roger Federer taking on Russia’s Marat Safin and Rafael Nadal playing Rainer Schuettler. Follow all of Friday’s action here on the live Wimbledon blog.
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The men’s and ladies’ finals traditionally start at 2pm on Centre Court. The ladies’ final is provisionally scheduled to start on Saturday at 2pm, with the men’s final at 2pm on Sunday. All start times are subject to change due to weather.
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Laura Robson’s magnificent run in the girls’ singles continued after she claimed the scalp of another top ranked player - ninth seed Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia - to reach the last four.
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Rainer Schuettler thought he would be playing in a Challenger series this week, instead the veteran German finds himself in the Wimbledon semi-finals with Rafael Nadal as an opponent. But don’t expect the Spaniard to take him lightly.
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The support of the Chinese nation was not enough to take Zheng Jie past Serena Williams to the final. But with her Wimbledon achievement behind her, she can now return home to concentrate on her goal of winning Olympic goal
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Serena Williams won through to her third Wimbledon final - her first in four years - but only after fending off a marvellous fightback from Chinese wild card Zheng Jie. She now plays sister Venus on Saturday to battle for the Venus Rosewater Dish.
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Only Marat Safin or Rainer Schuettler can do anything to stop Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal continuing their seemingly unstoppable march, with the two non-seeds very much outsiders in the quest to reach the final.
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Rainer Schuettler outlasted Arnaud Clement in an epic match that lasted five sets, five hours and stretched over two days and three delays, winning 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 8-6 and setting up a semi-final clash with Rafael Nadal.
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Bernard Tomic, top seed in the boys’ singles, survived the loss of the first set against Henrique Cunha to make it into the last four, while Laura Robson of Britain continued her tenacious run in the girls’ event.
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From making the unusual decision to serve first, Elena Dementieva’s afternoon went from bad to worse, as she crumbled in the face of an onslaught from four-time winner Venus WIlliams.
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Venus Williams is through to her seventh Wimbledon final in nine years after defeating Russia’s Elena Dementieva in straight sets - but, after making a quickfire start, she surprisingly struggled to wrap up the win.
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Suggest a caption for this photograph of an umpire. The website team will select the caption they feel is the best and the winner will receive a prize from the Wimbledon shop.
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The big buzz in the build-up to Wimbledon was which half of the draw Novak Djokovic would find himself in, and whether it would be Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal facing him in the semi-finals. And then along came Marat Safin.
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For a look at eight lifesize terracotta sculptures of the leading men on the tour and a peek at Wimbledon’s new Court 2, visit the amphitheatre nearing completion in the south end of the club.
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Will it be an all-Williams final like in 2002 and 2003, or will either - or both - of Zheng Jie and Elena Dementieva spoil the sisters’ party? Follow all the action from the ladies’ semis and the last men’s quarter-final as well as doubles and juniors here on the Championships blog.
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A limited number of seats for today’s action on Centre Court are currently still available on Ticketmaster.
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