williams could become the first woman since steffi graf in 1988 to claim all for top titles in one year. >> i really don't feel that pressure. maybe if i happen to win, i might start feeling it after that. ultimately, i'm just taking it one day at a time. >> and defending champion petra kvitova. wanting to defend the title they won last year. and in the men, one of his fiercest rivals is back in top form. >> i have been playing well for a year now so it has been a good last week as well. and they have andy murray is the second favorite. >> i enjoy playing in the high-pressure situations. >> the covers are off and the weather permitting, it could be a classic year at wimbledon. sarah: you are watching dw news from berlin. we will have more at the top of the hour. you can get more news and information around the clock on her website. dw.com. i'm sarah harmon. thank you for joining me. ' banks may be closed but the door remains open. european leaders urge greece to come back to the negotiating table to prevent what could be a catastrophic default. fighting terror in all its forms. the inve

williams could become the first woman since steffi graf in 1988 to claim all for top titles in one year. >> i really don't feel that pressure. maybe if i happen to win, i might start feeling it after that. ultimately, i'm just taking it one day at a time. defending champion petra kvitova. wanting to defend the title they won last year. and in the men, one of his fiercest rivals is back in top form. >> i have been playing well for a year now so it has been a good last week as well. and they have andy murray is the second favorite. >> i enjoy playing in the high-pressure situations. >> the covers are off and the weather permitting, it could be a classic year at wimbledon. sarah: you are watching dw news from berlin. we will have more at the top of the hour. you can get more news and information around the clock on her website. dw.com. i'm sarah harmon. thank you for joining me. bringing you the personal stories behind the european headlines this is focus on europe. up here is what is coming up over the next half-hour. why the fins are looking anxiously across their border. why the greeks

only margaret court and steffi graf have more. williams battled the flu and herself.he won six straight games in the end. >> she's good. 20 grand slams. and maryland just lost by four. virginia moving on. they are done. >> okay. >>> we'll be watching horse racing in a little bit. give us a little bit before we go. >> looks good for most of us this evening. stray showers south and east. we're hot by monday with afternoon storms. then it really heats up the second half of the week. >>> thanks for watching, everyone. see you back here at 11:00. don't forget our app. bye! >> beau biden brought to his work a mighty heart. >> axelrod: president obama delivers a powerful and deeply personal eulogy for beau biden calling the tragic loss of the the vice president's son a death in his own family. >> he made you want to be a better person. >> axelrod: a manhunt is on after 22 two killers break out of a maximum security prison in new york. a frightening accident at a ballgame. a woman is seriously injured by a shattered back. and a bear named cinder severely burned in a wildfire

she now trails only steffi graf in grand slam titles. graf won 22.venditti made his major league debut last night for the oakland astst. he's not a lefty or a righty. he's both, the major league's first ambidextrous pitcher in 20 years. we first met him when he was playing class "a" ball and asked him about his chances to make it to the big leagues. >> it's going good so far but a long way to go. we're still a long way away from the big leagues. that's just the reality of it but, you know, i'm having a lot of fun trying to get there. >> jim: he did it and beat some long odds in the process. roughly 10% of minor leaguers ever make it to the majors. still ahead, not a cinderella story but cinder's story and it bears repeating. no wonder doctors and patients have trusted advil... for their tough pains for over 30 years. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. did you know that meeting your daily protein needs actually helps to support your muscle health? boost® high protein nutritional drink can help you get the protein you need. each serving ha

. >> i think serena williams has a good chance to get to steffi graf's 22. she'll get there for sure. she should beat margaret court, if she can stay healthy and well. serena williams is an unbelievable athlete. >> a baseball spectator in the united states is ill after being struck in the head bay broken bat. the woman sitting with a husband and son for a game between the boston red sox. the battle had been shattered from a pitch. police say the injuries are life threatening. >> it's been 37 years since a horse won the crown of racing in the united states. that could end on saturday. it has already won the derby, and the breakness states. and the 3-year-old can complete the drive ecta by winning the belmont in new york. the triple crown won 11 times. it was clinched in 1978. >> he looks great. he's - i feel confident when we lead him up there, as long as he breaks well the gale will be important. this track is deep. it can be a little loose. >> but the sport - it was hamilton on the timesheets and crashing on the day of practice. of nico rosberg and ham im t

she's two titles short of steffi graf and four short of margaret court smith, the all-time leader >>>care off sea lions along the oregon coast is sunk - literally. a fake killer whole brought in for the job flipped over in the water and had to be towed to the shore. the people behind the fibreglass decoy have high hopes. allen schauffler reports. >> reporter: belly up and full of water in plain site of the sea loins it was supposed to scare away, a sad scene after all the plan the boat yard scrambling to make a motorized or-coe, and a long trek from yestor ja to organ. >> the sea trial was last night. it didn't trial very well. [ laughs ] what more can i say. it was a poor sea trial. >> reporter: based on his 50-plus years watching or-cos and sea lions, he came up with the idea to use a fox orca to scare the sea loins. it launched before sunset in a circus atmosphere. more than 300 people were drawn to the pier for a look at the 32-foot long converted fibreglass parade float. there was one brave soul on board. >> i was skippering the whale. hopefully it would do better than it did - b

grand slam singles championship of serena's career, placing her just three titles away from passing steffi graft. >>> doctors say a woman is fighting for her life after being hit with a baseball bat at boston's fenway stadium last night. you see the video. the batter hits the ball. the bat broke. and he's left only holding the handle. the bat flew into the stands. it hit the woman along the third-base line. witnesses say she was bleeding heavily. she appeared to be in shock. certainly thinking about her. hope her and her family are okay. >>> today, jockey victor espinoza may finally win a triple crown with his horse american pharaoh. they seem to be the crowd favorite as the belmont stakes approaches in new york. espinoza has been there twice before and can i'm sure almost taste the win. >> you say it with such gusto. you should be there motivating him. >> absolutely. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> we have a couple questions today. this american pharaoh situation, he could be the first one in 37 years to earn the triple crown. it's so elusive. and we wanted to know what you guys think.

only two now margaret court at 24 steffi graf at 22. d meanwhile, serena has the chance for the calendar grand slam. she's won't french open she's won wimbledon before she's won the u.s. open before. she could end up tied with steffi by the end of the year with a grand slam. >> you watch him afterward, i've never seen a bad thing with him, phil cossack so amazing. >> he's tough when he was younger, but he's turned into a really likable guy. he was trying to complete the career grand slam. and would have put a final punctuation mark on this tennis that we've been through. roger federer and rafael nadal both having a grand slam. djokovic had his chance. nadal is slowing down. >> nadal won 1 out of 10 of the opens. djokovic beat him. but he's old. >> a late bloomer. >> yes. >> you don't see that anymore. but wawrinka just with it. i wondered why djokovic kept taking it to the back hand. it's sort of the normal instinct that you want to hit it to your opponent. >> a 75-inch screen or high def, i don't ever remember watching the french open.