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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Wimbledon, England; grass; Grand Slam)
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Daniela Hantuchová: "It's so hard to play against somebody that you
know is struggling, and you kind of feel sorry. At the same time, you
have to be tough and still play your game. Mentally, it was very,
very tough."

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Fourth round (Monday 2nd July)
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- DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [10,EF] lt. SERENA WILLIAMS [7],
2-6 7-6 (7/2) 2-6

This was the dramatic match in which Daniela led 5-2* in the second
set, then Williams, having fought back to 5-5, collapsed with a spasm-
induced calf-strain, screaming in agony!

But Williams was saved by a two-hour rain-delay, and although that
didn't stop Daniela winning the second-set tiebreak, she choked as
Williams's movement improved in the third set. Williams asked to take
a toilet-break before each of Daniela's last two service-games, the
umpire refused permission, but Williams declined the umpire's offer
to go before her own last service-game!

My full TV-report includes a point-by-point description, and
transcripts of both players' BBC-interviews:
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/hantu/wimbledon2007.html

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Dr. Andrew Broad
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/hantu/