London 2012 Tennis Vibe (photos)

We start the countdown to London 2012 Olympic Tennis Tournament, which will start next Saturday, with a gallery of photos from this past week...Players practicing, exchanging pins, meeting the fans. The mood at Wimbledon is summery and festive. Enjoy the vibe!

Federer loves being in Wimbledon for the second time this year

Ivanovic and Djokovic meet the fans

Julia Goerges practices at Wimbledon

Kvitová's accreditation

Djokovic and Murray

Olympic Torchbearers: Li Na, Venus Williams, Elena Baltacha

Andy Murray carried the Olympic torch at Wimbledon

Maria Sharapova

Berdych and Djokovic exchange pins

Novak hits some volleys

London 2012 Tennis souvenir

Serbia's Tennis Olympic Team

Masha is back at Wimby

Kazakhstan's doubles team

Wozniazki and Shvedova

Shvedova's Olympic HEAD bag

Caro at the Olympic village

Britain's Ladies Team

Kvitová practices at the All England Club

Serena Williams

Victoria Azarenka

Team Argentina

Agnieska Radwanska

All images via Facebook (Players pages, WTA, ATP, etc.)

WIMBLEDON: Yaroslava Shvedova wins historic "Golden Set"

Shvedova got a wild card for Wimby (Photo: Billie Weiss/AELTC, via Wimbledon's Facebook)

Wimbledon's unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova is the first woman in Open Era to claim a Golden Set - winning an entire a set in a grand slam without conceding a single point. The historic set was played yesterday against French Open runner-up Sara Errani on Wimbledon's Court Three. Shvedova won the match 6-0, 6-4, and will now face Serena Williams in the fourth round.

Kazakhstan’s 24-year-old player got a main draw wild card to compete at Wimbledon. She was very pleased with her achievement and wrote a funny message to her fans on Facebook: "Today I laid a golden egg!". The player admitted she wasn't aware of her record until the match was over. According to the Wikipedia, the first golden set belongs to Pauline Betz in 1943 (non-Open Era). In the men's singles the record goes to Bill Scanlon, in 1983 at Delray Beach.

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