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No major champions in women's semis at Wimbledon
Britain Wimbledon Ten Heal 2 WEB
Sloane Stephens of the United States plays a return to Marion Bartoli of France during their Women's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) - photo by Associated Press
LONDON — Trailing 5-4 in her first Wimbledon quarterfinal, Sloane Stephens already had saved two set points and was about to serve at deuce when a fairly nondescript match became anything but. Raindrops were falling and Stephens' opponent, 2007 runner-up Marion Bartoli, was trying to persuade a tournament official the Court 1 grass was dangerously slick. Spectators were booing and derisively whistling, angry at the prospect of play being suspended.