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LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - American Venus Williams has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon because of a back injury, the five-times singles champion said on Tuesday.    

June 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Eastbourne International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Julien Benneteau (France) beat 5-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 7-6(4) 6-2 Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 6-3 6-2 Ivan Dodig (Croatia) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-3 6-4 Martin Klizan (Slovakia) beat Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 6-3 6-2 Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Bernar    

June 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Den Bosch Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 2-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Steve Darcis (Belgium) 7-6(5) 6-4 Jan Hernych (Czech Republic) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) Nicolas Mahut (France) beat Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) 6-1 6-4 Xavier Malisse (Belgium) beat 1-David Ferrer (Spain) 7-6(3) 6-3 Marius Copil (Romania) beat Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan)    

June 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Eastbourne International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat 1-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7-6(2) 6-2 Laura Robson (Britain) beat Yuliya Beygelzimer (Ukraine) 6-3 6-2 Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Olga Puchkova (Russia) 6-3 6-0 Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 8-Nadia Petrova (Russia) 6-2 6-3 2-Li Na (China) beat Alize Cornet (Franc    

June 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Den Bosch Open Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 7-Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 4-3 (Rybarikova retired) Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) beat Irina Begu (Romania) 7-6(7) 6-2 3-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-3 6-4 Round 1 4-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 3-6 6-3 6-0 Lesia Tsurenko (Uk    

EASTBOURNE, England, June 18 (Reuters) - Wimbledon can hold no fear for Agnieszka Radwanska this year, after she survived all the way to the final last July.    

June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Den Bosch Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) 7-5 6-2 Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat 5-Mona Barthel (Germany) 7-5 1-6 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) beat 8-Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-4 6-4 2-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(3) Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) beat Ayumi Morita (Jap    

June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Eastbourne International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 6-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) 7-6(5) 6-1 Heather Watson (Britain) beat Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) beat Christina Mchale (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat 7-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 2-6 6-4 6-3 Marion Bartoli (France) beat Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 6-3 6-2    

June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Eastbourne International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat 6-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 1-6 6-3 6-2 Albert Ramos (Spain) beat James Blake (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 7-Andreas Seppi (Italy) beat Guillaume Rufin (France) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Kyle Edmund (Britain) beat Kenny De Schepper (France) 6-4 6-4 Ryan Harrison (U.S.) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 6-4 2-6 7-6(4) 8-Fabio    

June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Den Bosch Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Stephane Bohli (Switzerland) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(12) Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) beat 3-John Isner (U.S.) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat 6-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-2 6-4 Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat 8-Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) 7-6(4) 6-3 Gu    

June 17 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (Last week's positions in brackets): points 1. (1) Serena Williams (United States) 13615 2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 9625 3. (3) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 9415 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 6465 5. (5) Sara Errani (Italy) 5335 6. (6) Li Na (China) 5155 7. (7) Angelique Kerber (Germany)    

June 17 (Reuters) - June 17 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (Last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 11830 points 2. (2) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8560 3. (3) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7740 4. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 7220 5. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6895 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4515 7. (7) Jo-Wilfried    

June 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Den Bosch Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday Daniel Brands (Germany) beat Jesse Huta Galung (Netherlands) 6-3 6-2 Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 4-6 6-1 6-4    

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Andy Murray gave his fans a fright before recovering to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic to win the Aegon Championships for the third time at Queen's Club on Sunday.    

June 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Queen's Men's Singles Final on Sunday 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat 5-Marin Cilic (Croatia) 5-7 7-5 6-3    

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Andy Murray gave his fans a fright before recovering to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic to win the Aegon Championships for the third time at Queen's Club on Sunday.    

June 16 (Reuters) - Sixteen-year-old Croatian Donna Vekic was denied her first WTA title as she lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Tour stalwart Daniela Hantuchova in the Aegon Classic final in Birmingham on Sunday.    

June 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Den Bosch Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 7-5 6-4 7-Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 6-2 6-0 Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) beat Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-1 6-2    

HALLE, Germany, June 16 (Reuters) - Roger Federer clinched his first title of the season before the start of his Wimbledon defence when he battled back from a set down to beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5)6-3 6-4 and win the Halle Open on Sunday.    

June 16 (Reuters) - Sixteen-year-old Croatian Donna Vekic was denied her first WTA title as she lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Tour stalwart Daniela Hantuchova in the Aegon Classic final in Birmingham on Sunday.