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Well, the three giant

Donal — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:13:15 +0000

Well, the three giant killers, Bartoli, Cibulkova, and Pironkova, were all bounced out today. Cibulkova was destroyed 6-1, 6-1 by Sharapova. Bartoli, losing to Lisicki, and Pironkova, losing to Kvitova, at least took the middle sets in tiebreaks, but each faded in the final sets.

It seemed always clear that

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:48:46 +0000

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It seemed always clear that the Williams sister would have problems with their games as the years when on. Each has technical issues on the forehand side, the kind of problem that is deadly as they age and don't have the reactions they once had. Additionally there are all the off-court involvements. I always root for them, but am ready to let go. And to beaten by a Bartoli -- a player with such huge technical issues that translate to being beatable by a top player every time -- that's the signal to pack it up and go home.

It is really cool to see new

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:13:30 +0000

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It is really cool to see new great players. Although the Williams sisters continue to be a force in the game. It is exciting to see who will be the next force, in the game.