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Never underestimate the motivation of a woman just getting out of a relationship or hitting a milestone birthday. If she’s at Wimbledon and happens to be one of the two best tennis players in the world, watch out. This year, even more than in recent years if that’s possible, talk about the ladies’ singles title often ends with Venus and Serena Williams. Yet the quest for the Venus Rosewater Dish really starts with 128 players. Let’s take a look at a few of the 64 matches they’ll play in the first round, one quarter of the draw at a time. (The data referenced here is mainly from WTA information and the Wimbledon website. Also the ‘Players’ section under each quarter lists Grand Slam singles winners, former Number 1s, current Top 10 players and a few others.)