Serena Williams of the U.S celebrates after defeating Caroline Garcia of France in their women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - An air of calm descended at Wimbledon on 'Tranquil Thursday' as Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams avoided the trail of destruction that had decimated the field at the All England Club on day three of the grass court major.
After men's champion Roger Federer and Williams' two closest rivals for the Rosewater Dish, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, perished during a 'Wednesday Wipeout', it was left to the world number ones to restore a semblance of normality.
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