Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Gilles Simon of France during their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 27, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon's grass claimed its most notable victim so far when the women's world number two Li Na exited the tournament on Friday and the lush lawns almost did for top men's seed Novak Djokovic, who took an agonising tumble.
Two former champions also battled for supremacy in an ebb-and-flow classic on Centre Court. It was 2011 title holder Petra Kvitova who prevailed 5-7 7-6(2) 7-5 in the contest of big servers against five-times champion and crowd favourite Venus Williams.
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