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‘Lucky loser’ from US upsets 2018 champ Kerber at Wimbledon

Lauren Davis wasn’t even supposed to be playing in Wimbledon’s main draw, let alone upsetting defending champion Angelique Kerber in the second round. It’s been quite a week. The 95th-ranked Davis lost in the last round of qualifying and figured that was that. But then another player withdrew from the tournament, opening up a spot,

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Federer, Williams moves on, but Kerber goes out at Wimbledon

Eight-time men’s champion Roger Federer and seven-time women’s champion Serena Williams moved into the third round at Wimbledon. Defending women’s champion Angelique Kerber went out in the second. Federer advanced as expected on Thursday, beating wild-card entry Jay Clarke 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on No. 1 Court. Williams had a bit of a tougher time

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Wimbledon reworks AI tech to reduce bias in game highlights

Efforts to make artificial intelligence fairer now extend to Wimbledon’s courts. The All England Club, which hosts the famed British tennis event, is adding technology enhancements at this year’s tournament aimed at eliminating bias from computer generated video highlights. The club has already been using AI to go through hours of footage and automatically pick

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