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Maria Sharapova
After Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova may offer the Williams sisters the rival the sport has desired.
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Just what the game needed

With Roger Federer taking his second straight crown and Maria Sharapova ending the Williams sisters' reign, this year's Wimbledon drew new battle lines for the game. That's the sort of spark tennis could use, writes SI.com's Jon Wertheim.

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