Serena, Venus and Wozniacki bow out

Defending champion Serena Williams lost 6-3, 7-6 to Marion Bartoli in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday.

The American, seeded seventh after serious health problems, struggled throughout against the ninth-seeded Frenchwoman who took the first set on her sixth set point.

Williams, 13-times grand slam champion, made a succession of unforced errors, roaring in anguish after one poor shot, but she showed all her battling qualities to save five match-points in the second set and force a tiebreak.

Bartoli continued to serve strongly and she earned another two match points in the tiebreak, the second of which she converted to take it 8-6.

In Image: France's Marion Bartoli, right, shakes hands after defeating Serena Williams of the US


Text: Reuters

Images: AP

Coverage: Wimbledon 2011