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Marion Bartoli of France hits a return to Sloane Stephens of the U.S. during their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters

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Sloane Stephens of the United States plays a return to Marion Bartoli of France in a Women's singles quarter-final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.Anja Niedringhaus/The Associated Press

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Marion Bartoli of France hits a return to Sloane Stephens of the U.S. during their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Sloane Stephens of the U.S. shelters from the rain during her women's quarter-final tennis match against Marion Bartoli of France at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Ground staff pulls the covers onto Court One as rain halts play between Sloane Stephens of the United States and Marion Bartoli of France in a Women's singles quarter-final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.Anja Niedringhaus/The Associated Press

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Groundstaff run to deploy the rain covers on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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The rain covers protect court one at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays a return to Li Na of China in a Women's singles quarter-final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.Kirsty Wigglesworth/The Associated Press

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland reaches to hit a return to Li Na of China during their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland holds a ball in her women's quarter-final tennis match against Li Na of China at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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Li Na of China returns to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in a Women's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.Sang Tan/The Associated Press

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Li Na of China hits a return to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland hits a return to Li Na of China during their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays a return to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in a Women's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 2, 2013.Alastair Grant/The Associated Press

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Sabine Lisicki of Germany hits a return to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in their women's quarter-final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters

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Chelsea Pensioners sit on Centre Court for the women's quarter-final tennis match between Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2013.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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