(CNN) -- What a difference a slam makes as Sabine Lisicki again found to her cost Friday at the U.S. Open. On the green grass of Wimbledon the popular 23-year-old German swept aside No.1 Serena Williams on the way to the women's singles final where she lost to Marion Bartoli. Fast forward to the final major of the season on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows and 16th seed Lisicki made a tame third round exit to Russian Ekaterina Makarova, while Bartoli has retired and is reporting the tournament for a television company. Lisicki's career was place on hold after a nasty fall at the 2009 U.S. Open which saw her depart the court in a wheelchair and with a severe injury to her ankle.
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Sabine Lisicki exits U.S .Open to Ekaterina Makarova
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Wimbledon finalist beaten in straight sets in last 32 clash
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Li Na of China avenges 2012 defeat to Laura Robson
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Top seed Novak Djokovic eases into men's third round
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