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LONDON -- Spurred on by Steffi Graf and inspired by an array of other sporting greats, Sabine Lisicki pulled herself out of a big hole and climbed right into the Wimbledon final. Youth Rams Jerseys . The 23rd-seeded German, a Wimbledon semifinalist two years ago, overcame a 3-0 deficit in the third set to beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 9-7 on Thursday and advance to her first Grand Slam final. On Saturday, she will face Marion Bartoli, a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Kirsten Flipkens in the other semifinal. "Its another challenge, and Im looking forward to it," said Lisicki, who beat defending champion Serena Williams in the fourth round. The mens semifinals are set for Friday, with top-seeded Novak Djokovic playing Juan Martin del Potro and 2012 finalist Andy Murray up against surprising 24th-seeded Jerzy Janowicz. Saturdays final will be just the second at Wimbledon in the 45-year Open era between two women who have never won a Grand Slam title. Although Bartoli has the edge in experience after reaching the 2007 final at the All England Club, Lisicki may have the bigger advantage with a 3-1 record against the Frenchwoman, including a quarterfinal win at Wimbledon in 2011 in their most recent match. Lisicki started off Thursday playing aggressive tennis on Centre Court, and it yielded immediate results. She won 22 of her 30 points on serve and broke Radwanska once. But soon after, Lisickis serve deserted her, and so did her lead. Lisicki lost all four of her service games in the second set, with the lowlight coming in the final game. Leading 30-0, she lost four straight points, including two double-faults. "She made some really good points. I made a few errors too many," said Lisicki, the first German to reach the Wimbledon final since Graf in 1999. "But I regained my focus and game in the third set, and thats the main part." Graf made have played a small role in the comeback. The seven-time Wimbledon champion sent Lisicki a text message before the match to wish her luck. "She told me to go for it, and Im just so happy," Lisicki said. "I was just fighting for every single point out there. Fought my heart out there." Besides Graf, Lisicki also named a few others who have helped inspire her to come back from a serious left ankle injury in 2010, including ski great Hermann Maier and NFL quarterback Drew Brees. "I read his book while I was injured," Lisicki said of Maier, an Austrian who won several Olympic and world championship medals. "Almost losing his leg and then to come back and be the world champion in his sport; was an unbelievable story. "Also Drew Brees ... He has torn everything there was in the shoulder, and he still came back and was one of the best." Bartoli needed no such motivation, making quick work of Flipkens with her two-handed backhands and forehands, mixed with little hops between points, as is her custom. "I played great. I executed very well. I hit lobs, passing shots, winners, returns, everything worked out perfectly," said Bartoli, who won in 62 minutes. "When I fell on the grass after match point, it was just so emotional. I dreamed about that moment, about returning to the Wimbledon final." The last time she made it this far, it didnt turn out so well. She lost to Venus Williams 6-4, 6-1. But this time is different, or at least Bartoli will hope it is. "Im serving better," Bartoli said. "I do just everything a bit better than what I was doing six years ago. If I would play myself now, with my game six years ago compared with my game today, I would probably be beating myself quite easily because Im just doing everything better." Cheap Rams Jerseys .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Womens Rams Jerseys . Wall made the comment in a speech to a Regina business crowd that included Lesnar. 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MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Toto Wolff says Mercedes has a responsibility not to let team strategy calls influence the title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg as the team chases victory at Sundays Mexican Grand Prix.The two Mercedes drivers will start on the front row of the grid on soft tyres but are likely to come under attack from the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, which are both starting on the faster super-soft tyre and have showed impressive pace this weekend. Hamilton and Rosberg are likely to attempt one-stop strategies based on their decision to start on softs, while Verstappen and Ricciardo could go for an aggressive two-stop to put pressure on the two title protagonists.Wolff admitted the Mercedes pit wall could face a tough balance between wanting to beat Red Bull on Sunday and providing Hamilton and Rosberg an even strategic playing field to do battle on.Yes we have quite a big responsibility towards the two, he said. We want to win the race but sending them on two different strategies and not knowing which one is the right one can potentially have an outcome which needs an explanation.Weve had this in the past years that we will ask questions why did you send Driver BB on that strategy but it was clear that was the better one. Pink Rams Jerseys. If we split the strategies it will be to win, and because we simply dont want to know which one is the better one. So to answer your question, there is responsibility and weight on our shoulders in trying to get it right and as balanced as possible.Despite the tyres performing in an unpredictable manner so far this weekend, Wolff has confidence in Mercedes strategists, who have rarely made a mistake this year.Weve seen situations where weve not been completely clear which tyre is going to last, how graining or blistering is going to happen and when and how much the tyres need management to take them further.We have had that all through the season and the same is tomorrow, the track temperatures have a big influence on the performance and behaviour of the tyre so that is pretty much one of the major variables of the race which you need to get right. It includes a lot of data, algorithms and common sense. Weve been ok so far with getting it right often, but there is no guarantee that it will be like this ever. 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