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One of tennis’ Grand Slam events, a Triple Crown horse race and hockey’s greatest trophy all can be won this weekend. Here’s what to watch this weekend in sports:

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Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on June 6:

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Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on June 4:

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This is video of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic asking an umpire to remove his father and coach, John, during a match last weekend against David Ferrer, on the ATP World Tour in Miami, Florida.

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Novak Djokovic won his second major of the year, and first Wimbledon Championship, defeating Rafael Nadal, in the Gentlemen's final, on Sunday.

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#8 seed Petra Kvitova was dominant on tennis' biggest stage.

The 21-year old from the Czech Republic showed none of the nerves that sometimes comes when playing in a first-ever Grand Slam Final, as she dominated the match with #5 Maria Sharapova, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4

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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both won their semifinal matches at Wimbledon in 4 sets. Much to the dismay of the local British fans, Nadal eliminated Andy Murray 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Djokovic, who replaced Nadal as the No. 1 ranked player with his win today, defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-7 (9), 6-3. Djokovic will meet Nadal in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.

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Fifth seed Maria Sharapova is headed back to the finals at Wimbledon.

Sharapova, who won the Wimbledon title as a 17 year old in 2004, overcame serving issues to defeat Sabine Lisicki in straight sets.

She will meet lefthander Petra Kvitova, who dropped the middle set of her match

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Roger Federer has won Wimbledon six times.

He will not get championship #7 this year.

For the second straight year, Federer was upset in the quarterfinal round today, squandering a two-set advantage to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets.

Tsonga will now face second seed Novak Djokovic, who won today in four sets.

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Serena Williams' run at Wimbledon has ended in the round of 16.  The same holds true for her sister, Venus.

Serena, the defending champion, trying to battle back from injuries, fell to Marion Bartoli in straight sets.  According to the article on espn.com, it's the earliest exit from Wimbledon for Williams since losing in the third round in 2005.

Venus, a five time Wimbledon champion, was beaten by Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in straight sets.

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