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Selfie Sticks Banned at Wimbledon

The All England Club, which organizes the Wimbledon tennis tournament, banned the use of selfie sticks, calling them a nuisance. The club said the sticks were being banned so they would not “interfere with spectators’ enjoyment.”

u25a0 The two-time Grand Slam singles champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 6-3, in the first round of the Prague Open. (AP)

u25a0 Thomaz Bellucci defeated seventh-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 7-6 (5), 6-3, in the opening round of the inaugural Istanbul Open. Bellucci served six aces to eliminate Youzhny.

u25a0 Robin Haase beat Ricardas Berankis, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4, in the first round of the Estoril Open in Portugal, a clay-court tournament.