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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Wimbledon, England; grass; Grand Slam)
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1. Women's Singles: First round
2. Women's Singles: Second round
3. Women's Singles: Third round
4. Third-round TV-report: Morigami v V.Williams (Part 1)
5. Men's Singles: First round
6. Men's Singles: Second round
7. Women's Doubles: First round

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1. Women's Singles: First round
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+ MARION BARTOLI [18,S] d. Flavia Pennetta [DF], 6-3 6-1
+ Akiko Morigami [S] d. Alberta Brianti, 6-4 6-0
+ Aiko Nakamura [S] d. Martina Suchá, 7-5 6-2
- Peng,Shuai [S] lt. Hana Šromová, 4-6 4-6
- Yan,Zi [Q,S] lt. TATHIANA GARBIN [21], 6-3 2-6 3-6
- Ayumi Morita [Q,S] lt. MARA SANTANGELO [28], 1-6 6-3 3-6
- Hsieh,Su-Wei [Q,S] lt. TATIANA GOLOVIN [17,DF], 7-5 3-6 6-8

I followed live scores casually for Golovin v Hsieh. Tatiana was 3-5*
down in the third set, and also had to serve to save it at *5-6. So a
good fightback from her, but it looks like her Wimbledon-campaign is
going to be ruined by ankle-injuries for the third year in a row! :-(

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2. Women's Singles: Second round
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+ MARION BARTOLI [18,S] d. Olga Govortsova [Q], 7-5 6-2

I'm pretty sure Marion was down something like 2-5 when I was
scoreboard-flicking!


+ Akiko Morigami [S] d. DINARA SAFINA [13], 6-4 7-5
- Aiko Nakamura [S] lt. MARTINA HINGIS [9], 1-6 2-6

I watched Nakamura v Hingis casually on BBCi. I thought that Hingis
was ripe for the upset after almost losing to Naomi Cavaday in the
first round, but she seemed to have retained her form from her
dramatic recovery in that match, while Aiko turned in a dreadful,
unforced-error-strewn performance.

Aiko had one chance to get into the match at *3-1 in the second, when
she suddenly started playing a lot better, with great footwork and
some winners, but she was still broken in that game by a ruthless
Hingis.

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3. Women's Singles: Third round
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+ MARION BARTOLI [18,S] d. SHAHAR PE'ER [16], 6-3 6-2
* Akiko Morigami [S] v VENUS WILLIAMS [23], 2-6 *4-1

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4. Third-round TV-report: Morigami v V.Williams
(Saturday 30th June 2007)
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* Akiko Morigami [S] v VENUS WILLIAMS [23], 2-6 *4-1

I watched the second set on BBCi, and it's a shame that it was
suspended, as Akiko definitely had the momentum, and would
undoubtedly have won in three sets if it had continued on Saturday.


Second set
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MORIGAMI _*@*@ 4
WILLIAMS *____ 1

Williams serving 0-0: Service-winner. 15/0. Williams sliced a
backhand long. 15/15. Williams came to the net behind a sliced
backhand, forcing Akiko to net a backhand pass. 30/15. Williams
forehand netcord-winner. 40/15. Double fault. 40/30. Williams
forehand long. 40/40. Williams forehand very long. Ad Akiko (BP).
Serve + backhand winner down the line. Deuce #2. Akiko netted a
forehand return and slipped. Ad W. Williams hit a crosscourt forehand
just inside the sideline, forcing Akiko to net a running forehand.

Akiko serving 0-1: Williams netted a backhand. 15/0. Akiko sprayed a
forehand long. 15/15. Serve + crosscourt forehand winner. 30/15.
Akiko sprayed a wild forehand very long. 30/30. Williams came in
behind a deep sliced backhand, dominated at the net, and hit a
backhand volley-winner. 30/40 (BP). Williams forehand return just
long. 40/40. Williams came in behind a deep backhand drive-volley
down the middle, just inside the baseline, forcing Akiko to hit a
forehand wide. Ad Williams (BP). Akiko forehand winner down the line.
Deuce #2. Williams opened up the court and hit a crosscourt backhand
winner. Ad Williams (BP #2). A long rally ended with Williams hitting
a forehand long. Deuce #3. Williams netted a wild forehand return.
Ad Akiko. Service-winner.

Williams serving 1-1: Ace down the middle, on the service-line. 15/0.
Double fault #4 (second serve long). 15/15. Williams netted a
forehand on the third stroke. 15/30. Akiko came to the net and hit an
aggressive forehand volley, catching Williams in no-man's-land and
forcing her to net a backhand. 15/40 (2 BPs). Double fault #5.

Akiko serving 2-1: Akiko forehand long. 0/15. A deep serve on the
service-line induced Williams to spray a forehand return wide. 15/15.
Service-winner. 30/15. Akiko came to the net and hit a backhand drive-
volley winner down the line. 40/15. Williams came to the net, but
Akiko came up with a "spectacular" backhand lob-winner over her head.

Williams serving 1-3: Second serve on the service-line: Akiko netted
a forehand return. 15/0. A deep return induced Williams to spray a
backhand long & wide. 15/15. Akiko hit a "super" crosscourt backhand
winner behind Williams. 15/30. Off a "scary" first serve from
Williams, Akiko hit an amazing short-angled crosscourt backhand
winner onto the sideline! 15/40 (2 BPs). Akiko forehand just long.
30/40. Akiko drew Williams to the net with a dropshot, then hit a
deep forehand down the middle of the court, just inside the baseline,
forcing Williams to run back and net a forehand off the back foot.

Akiko serving 4-1: Play was suspended for rain, which is a shame as
Akiko had the /momentum/ as well as the lead. On Monday, her two-
break lead should be enough to close out the second set, but I'm not
too optimistic about the third.

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5. Men's Singles: First round
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+ Fabrice Santoro [S] d. Ivo Karlovic, 4-6 7-6 (7/4) 7-6 (7/3) 3-6 6-4

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6. Men's Singles: Second round
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- Fabrice Santoro [S] lt. Nicolas Kiefer, 4-6 3-6 4-6

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7. Women's Doubles: First round
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+ (Peng,Shuai [S]/Yan,Zi [S]) d. Ashley Harkleroad/Tzipora Obziler,
4-6 6-4 6-2

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