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LONDON -- Serena Williams couldnt contain her anger Friday after dropping a taut opening-set tiebreaker to fellow American Christina McHale.Irate, the top seed sauntered to her changeover chair and hammered her racket repeatedly into the court before tossing it backward. The racket slid through the slick grass on Centre Court and landed in the lap of a cameraman positioned in the photo pit.Williams missed a host of opportunities in the opening set, converting 1 of 9 break-point opportunities while donating 16 unforced errors. But after a difficult start, Williams beat McHale 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third round at Wimbledon.I was just really, really, really angry, Williams said after the match. I had a lot of chances. She got really lucky on some shots. She just was playing great. I was a little disappointed in myself at that point.Asked by ESPN for a statement on possible penalties that could result, the All England Club referenced the rule regarding racket abuse, which in part states, Players shall not violently or with anger hit, kick or throw a racquet or other equipment within the precincts of the tournament site. Violation of this section shall subject a player to a fine up to $20,000 for each violation.The rule also says that, after the match, the chair umpire will submit a report to the referees office, which will review the incident and issue any penalties.This was a comparatively mild outburst from Williams. Famously, she threatened to shove a ball down a line judges throat at the 2009 US Open, an incident that cost her a point penalty and ultimately the semifinal match against Kim Clijsters. Williams was handed the maximum $10,500 on-site penalty at the time and subsequently issued a $175,000 fine by the Grand Slam committee and placed on a two-year probation.Two years later, Williams again lost her cool at the US Open, this time in the final against Samantha Stosur,?when Williams shouted in the middle of the point and the chair umpire awarded the point to Stosur under the hindrance rule. Williams vehemently argued the decision and, still under probation, she was fined $2,000 but received no suspension.Williams has endured a good amount of frustration this season. A year after winning three of four Grand Slams, she has fallen short in key moments, losing the final in both the Australian and French Opens. All told, Williams has only one title, in Rome, in 2016.On Saturday, she will take on Germanys Annika Beck.Five-time womens Wimbledon champion Venus Williams made it through the rain and into the fourth round by overcoming 29th-seeded Darya Kasatkina of Russia 7-5, 4-6, 10-8.The match on No. 1 Court was delayed four times by rain, including once with Williams holding a match point at 7-6 in the third set. When play resumed, Kasatkina saved the match point and held to 7-7.Four games later, the eighth-seeded Williams broke to end the contest, with Kasatkina slapping a forehand into the net on the final point.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Nike Air Max 97 Just Do It Black . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. 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Don Budge, an American, did it in 1938, and Laver, an Australian, pulled it off twice, in 1962 as an amateur and in 1969 as a professional.Djokovic came to the All England Club after collecting four consecutive major titles, something no man had achieved since Laver all those years ago. But Djokovic did it over the past two seasons, not all in one.So the Serb was halfway to the true Grand Slam.When he won the French Open, I thought: `Wimbledon, hes won it twice in a row, why wouldnt he come in confident and be able to win again? So I put him down as the favorite to win Wimbledon, Laver said. And then its a matter of controlling nerves and being healthy when you get to the last one.dddddddddddds he watched the match against Querrey, Laver said, he was struck by Djokovics lower-than-usual level of play.I dont know whether it was the pressure or whether he wasnt feeling up to power. I dont know what his situation was health-wise, but it didnt look like he was ready to play a big match. The rain didnt help. But he wasnt playing his best tennis, and Querrey kept the pressure on with that serve.Laver was particularly caught off-guard by the way Djokovic meekly fell into a two-set deficit before play was halted Friday night because of rain.He looked like he was hardly trying, Laver said. I was a little critical of his second set.Laver said he was impressed by Querreys play and wonders whether this could springboard the American to bigger things.Querrey, 28, never has been to the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament.Hes gone and taken himself to another level. When you start beating the No. 1 player, you jump into another level and maybe his confidence will start to soar and drive him into a lot of new things.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ' ' '