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Serena Williams comments on rape case in interview
Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."...

Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury....

US qualifier Hampton advances at Eastbourne
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) -- American qualifier Jamie Hampton upset top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (2), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round at Eastbourne on Tuesday....

Malisse ousts Ferrer on grass in Netherlands
ROSMALEN, Netherlands (AP) -- French Open finalist David Ferrer lost his first-round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, a grass-court tournament held the week before Wimbledon....

American Steve Johnson gets Wimbledon wild card
LONDON (AP) -- Steve Johnson of the United States joined Frenchman Nicolas Mahut as a wild card at Wimbledon....

Tennis great Gene Mako dies in Calif. at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old....

Murray beats Cilic to win Queen's for 3rd time
LONDON (AP) -- Top-seeded Andy Murray rallied to beat defending champion Marin Cilic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Queen's Club tournament for the third time....

Federer wins 1st title of year, beats Youzhny
HALLE, Germany (AP) -- Roger Federer found the perfect place to end his title drought - a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a street named Roger-Federer-Allee leading to it....