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    Roger Federer

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    • Nationality: Swi
    • Birth Date: 08/08/81
    • Ranking: 1
    • Best: Winner

Wimbledon History: A glance back in time

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Take a look back in time at the history of SW19.

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Victoria Azarenka

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Victoria Azarenka

Player details
Name Victoria Azarenka
DOB 31/07/89
Nationality BLR
Pre-Tournament Odds 50/1
Became Pro 2003
Seeding 16
World Ranking 16
Yet to win her first career singles title - she won the US Open mixed doubles last year - the tall 18-year-old from Minsk has nonetheless made steady progress up the rankings with some strong performances which underline her great potential. A beaten finalist on the Gold Coast and in Prague this year, Azarenka has lost out to Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first two Grand Slam events of the season. Reached the third round at SW19 last year before losing to Nicole Vaidisova.
Ten-year Grand Slam History
Event 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99
Australian Open 3R 3R 1R - - - - - - -
French Open 4R 1R 1R - - - - - - -
Wimbledon - 3R 1R - - - - - - -
US Open - 4R 3R - - - - - - -

Around the site today

Nadal's strength and athleticism wowed the crowds at this year's Wimbledon.

2008 in pictures

All the best pictures from this year's tournament.

Borg beats McEnroe in 1980 in one of the greatest finals ever

Five classic finals

After Federer v Nadal, we recall five other great finals.

Nadal: Beat Federer in a magnificent final

Day 13 commentary

A detailed look back at the 13th day of this year's Wimbledon.

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