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Victories by No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 2 Andy Murray meant it was the top names who eventually triumphed at Wimbledon. But the tournament also had its share of Cinderella runs, starting with the unlikely story of a teaching pro who decided to take another shot at the big time. Here are the top five surprise performances from this years tournament.1. Marcus WillisThe buildup had begun days before, with word that a part-time coach from Britain had come through prequalifying to get a shot at playing the worlds biggest tournament. Interest increased as Willis then proceeded to qualify for the main draw -- even Roger Federer started paying attention. By the time he defeated Ricardas Berankis in the first round for a seventh successive victory, there was practically a frenzy.His story was told again and again. The 26-year-old, who was ranked No. 772 and drank soda and ate candy bars during matches, had almost quit the game. He decided to come back and then almost quit again before his girlfriend persuaded him to take another shot. Most weeks he was either giving lessons at a local court or traipsing around Europe competing in league tennis. Now he was facing Federer on Centre Court of the All England Club, a packed crowd cheering as he hit a couple of spectacular winners during an entertaining encounter. Not my standard Wednesday, Willis said after his 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 loss.2. Dominika CibulkovaCibulkova had such a low opinion of her grass-court skills that she scheduled her wedding on the day of the Wimbledon womens final. Just one potential problem: Shes actually not so bad on the grass.Starting with a title at the warm-up event at Eastbourne, Cibulkova won nine straight matches on grass, putting her wedding plans in disarray. Her fourth-round victory against Agnieszka Radwanska was one of the finest of the tournament -- a three-setter Cibulkova called an amazing, amazing match and the most physically tough contest of her career. But the Slovaks run was stopped in the quarterfinals by Elena Vesnina, giving her plenty of time to get to the church.It was a good showing for the small, but powerful Cibulkova. A former finalist at the Australian Open, she had heel surgery a year ago and has run into some tough draws this season. With her ranking back up to No. 12, she will now get the benefit of being seeded at tournaments.Its probably good she didnt book a honeymoon. Cibulkova is scheduled to play in next weeks WTA event at Stanford.3.?Elena VesninaVesninas wedding planning was better than Cibulkovas -- I did it in the offseason, she said -- which meant no scheduling concerns for the Russian as she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal.Though she wasnt much of a match for Serena Williams in the semis, it was still a long way from the qualifying events she had been playing just a couple of months ago.I was playing all tournaments starting from qualifications, she said. It was not easy, to be honest, because I was in top 30, then I was like No. 120.Im really happy that it didnt break me up. I think the difficult times, every single player has to go through it because it makes you better.Vesnina is now back up to No. 24 in the rankings and within reach of her career-high of No. 21 from 2013.4. Venus WilliamsReaching the Wimbledon semifinals wouldnt normally be a big deal for a five-time champion. But at 36, and with just one win this season over a player currently in the top 50 prior to Wimbledon, it was a big deal for Williams.Losing to Angelique Kerber in the semifinals prevented Venus from another dream Wimbledon final against her sister, but the older Williams did come away with a trophy as she combined with Serena to win the womens doubles.Along the way, Venus cemented her position as the elder stateswoman of the game. And shes not done yet.Retiring is the easy way, she said. I dont have time for easy. Tennis is just hard.5. Sam QuerreyNot even Querrey suspected he would beat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. Until he won the first-set tiebreak, anyway. Then he told himself, All right, I can beat this guy.It took another day and several rain delays, but thats what he did, producing some big hitting and clutch serving to win in four sets. The 28-year-old American then won his fourth-round match against Nicolas Mahut to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.It may have been the biggest surprise of the tournament, and while it didnt get him any silverware, Querrey was the first player in over a year who could say he defeated Djokovic in a Grand Slam.Air Max 270 React Bauhaus AO4971-002 . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Air Max 270 Wholesale . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. http://www.max270cheap.com/nike-men-s-air-max-270-react-electro-green-ao4971-300.html . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Nike Air Max 270 Discount . 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And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers.Ben Swift is to leave Team Sky at the end of the season, the British cycling team have confirmed.The 28-year-old Briton has joined the team currently known as Lampre-Merida, whose management company transferred their race licence to Chinese company TJ Sport for 2017.Swift has been a part of the Sky set-up since its formation in 2010 and secured Sir Dave Brailsfords team their maiden overall race win at the Tour de Picardie the same year.But in recent years Swift has had to reel in his personal ambitions for the good of the team, something he is looking to change next year.He told the Guardian: Its like leaving my family, but its now or never if I want to see how good I can be. I dont really have anything to lose and Id like to publicly thank Sky for what theyve done for me and British Cycling.Most of the time, I wwould be second fiddle at Sky.dddddddddddd When I have done my job for the team, then I get my opportunity. This team will be giving me more freedom and support.My new team will have no out-and-out general classification rider which will open the door a bit. The chance of going there [to the Tour de France] with some freedom would be non-existent at Sky.Meanwhile, HSBC is set to replace Sky as British Cyclings lead sponsor with a renewed emphasis on turning Britain into a more bike-friendly nation, according to Press Association Sport.Media giant Sky has been the governing bodys main commercial partner since 2008 but announced last year that 2016 would be last year of its relationship. ' ' '