Serena rages at Wimbledon snub, Ivanovic squares up

Serena rages at Wimbledon snub, Ivanovic squares up
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Summary Angry Serena lashed out at Wimbledon officials while Serbian Ivanovic credited new racquet for win.

Four-time champion Williams came back from a set down to defeat Romanian teenager Simona Halep 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, before unleashing a volley of accusations at the All England Club for relegating her to Court Two.She insisted reigning mens champion Rafael Nadal and second seed Novak Djokovic -- who have won fewer Wimbledon titles between them than her -- would never be treated with the same lack of respect.Serbian 18th seed Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion and who made the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2007, eased past Greek world number 121 Eleni Daniilidou 6-3, 6-0.Ivanovic, who has lost just four games in her first two matches, put her dominance down to using a black, square-shaped racquet.

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