Some of the WTA Tour players dressed elegantly last night for the annual Ralph Lauren Sony Ericsson Pre-Wimbledon Party hosted by Richard Branson at The Roof Gardens.

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Marion Bartoli could miss Wimbledon as she had to withdraw from her semifinal against fellow Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano at the AEGON International.

"If it is a strain then there is not much chance I can play next week," said the 2007 Wimbledon finalist Bartoli, who has been seeded 12th for this year’s Wimbledon.

"The doctors can't yet say what the diagnosis is because it is too soon. I need to wait until tomorrow and see," added the world No.12 Bartoli.

Bartoli had lost the first set 6-4, before asking for the trainer to be summoned and having her thigh treated and strapped out. However, she withdrew after losing the first game of the second set.

Bartoli refused to shake hands with Razzano before leaving the Centre Court, and later left the press conference in tears.

Razzano will play sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the Saturday’s final of the Wimbledon warm-up event. Wozniacki had beaten Aleksandra Wozniak 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal. (source: Reuters, photo courtesy of Women Who Serve)

Wimbledon, the most popular and prestigious tennis event, starts June 22nd and thirty-two seeded players have been announced. Here's the list:

1. Dinara Safina
2. Serena Williams
3. Venus Williams
4. Elena Dementieva
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova
6. Jelena Jankovic
7. Vera Zvonareva
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Thanks to our faithful reader Jacob we're learning about the dresses Ana Ivanovic will most probably wear during the next two Grand Slams.

For Wimbledon, the troubled Serb is supposed to wear the white adidas Adilibria dress.

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Retired former world No.1s Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf played exhibition matches together with ATP stars Andre Agassi and Tim Henman to officially celebrate the new retractable roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court. The event was called A Centre Court Celebration and the new roof was today used for the first time.

Clijsters, who retired in May 2007 but is expected to return to the sport competitively in August, beat Graf in singles 6-4. Graf is not contemplating a comeback, but she said she loved being back on Centre Court ten years after her last visit.

In doubles, Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters defeated the husband and wife duo 7-6. In men’s singles, Agassi beat Henman 6-4.

Additional info: The much-needed roof takes between eight and nine minutes to close. (source: Wimbledon)