Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Azarenka, Isner and Darcis out of Wimbledon

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AAA??Jun. 26, 2013?8:27 AM ET
Azarenka, Isner and Darcis out of Wimbledon
By STEPHEN WILSONBy STEPHEN WILSON, AP Sports Writer?THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES?

John Isner of the United States, right, is attended to before retiring injured from his Men's second round singles match against Adrian Mannarino of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

John Isner of the United States, right, is attended to before retiring injured from his Men's second round singles match against Adrian Mannarino of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

John Isner of the United States, right, is attended to before retiring injured from his Men's second round singles match against Adrian Mannarino of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, second from right, is helped up after taking a fall during her Women's first round singles match against Maria Joao Koehler of Portugal at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday, June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, left, is attended to after taking a fall during her Women's first round singles match against Maria Joao Koehler of Portugal at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday, June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

John Isner of the United States leaves the court after retiring injured during his Men's second round singles match against Adrian Mannarino of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

(AP) ? Injuries have knocked three key players out of Wimbledon ? second-seeded Victoria Azarenka, the Belgian who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round and the American who won the longest match in tennis history.

Azarenka pulled out Wednesday after hurting her right knee in her opening-round win against Maria Joao Koehler. She withdrew minutes before her second-round match against Flavia Pennetta was to begin.

Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion, had reached the semifinals at Wimbledon the last two years and had been seeded to face Serena Williams in the final.

Steve Darcis, who beat two-time champion Nadal in straight sets on Monday in one of Wimbledon's greatest upsets, pulled out on because of a right shoulder injury.

The 135th-ranked Darcis withdrew was scheduled to play Lukasz Kubot of Poland.

John Isner, the 18th-seeded American, retired during his second-round match against Adrian Mannarino of France with a left knee injury after only two games.

Associated Press
People, Places and Companies: Steve Darcis, John Isner, Victoria Azarenka, Rafael Nadal, Maria Joao Koehler, Flavia Pennetta, Serena Williams, Lukasz Kubot, Adrian Mannarino, United Kingdom

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