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  • Marion Bartoli Wins 2013 Women’s Wimbledon Final

    Marion Bartoli Wins 2013 Women’s Wimbledon Final

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    Marion Bartoli of France is one of the quirkiest players on the tour.  Her serve is awkward to watch, she hits two-handed on both sides, and has too many on-court ticks to mention.  Perhaps it is fitting that she was the last woman standing at this very odd Wimbledon, beating Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4.

    It was by no means a classic match, but Bartoli, the veteran of one other Wimbledon final, played her game and mostly held her nerve, while Lisicki never found either.  Bartoli’s straight-sets win made her only the 6th player in the Open Era to win The Championships without dropping a set.

    Bartoli was long coached by her father, Walter, who was in the stands today, but they recently decided it was time for her to move on, and the change seems to have done her good.  She appears much more relaxed on and off the court, and plays like she’s actually enjoying herself.

    Lisicki had a hard road to the final, having to upset the #1 and #4 seeds, and it seemed to have taken a toll.  This was Sabine’s first Grand Slam final, and she admitted that her nerves got the better of her.  However, at 23, and with a powerful game and serve, one hopes it’s not her last.

  • Women’s Final – Wimbledon Day 12: Saturday, July 6 – Order of Play & Scores

    Women’s Final – Wimbledon Day 12: Saturday, July 6 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 2:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FINAL
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) — 6-1, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – FINAL
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – FINAL
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) — 7-6(1), 6-1

  • Bartoli, Lisicki Through to Women’s Final at Wimbledon

    Bartoli, Lisicki Through to Women’s Final at Wimbledon

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    One semifinal was a quick, lop-sided affair, while the second was a long, hard-fought match to decide the line-up for Saturday’s final at the All-England Club.  Marion Bartoli dispatched Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-2, in just over an hour, to make her second ever final at Wimbledon. Whether the Belgian’s sore knee was an issue, or her nerves, Bartoli was by far the more aggressive and solid, nearly doubling Flipkens in winners, and winning all of the points when she ventured to net.  She was broken only once, but broke straight back.  She later said she was seeing the ball “like a football.”

    Sabine Lisicki needed 2 hours 19 minutes to squeak past Aga Radwanska, the #4 seed, but not before going down 0-3 in the third.  The German Lisicki had to fight back from a similar deficit in her fourth round upset of Serena Williams, and she said it gave her the confidence to battle back again.  She eventually prevailed, 6-4, 2-6, 9-7.

    A new Ladies’ Wimbledon champion was already guaranteed by the semifinals.  Sabine Lisicki reaches her first Major final ever.  She’ll bring her big serve to the contest on Saturday, and a 3-1 winning record over Marion Bartoli, having won their last three encounters.  Bartoli will bring her aggressive return game, and the benefit of experience.

  • Wimbledon Day 10: Thursday, July 4 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 10: Thursday, July 4 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) — 6-1, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) — 6-4, 2-6, 9-7

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) — 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) — 7-6(5), 7-6(5)

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) — 7-6(10), 6-7(6), 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) — 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

  • Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

    Wimbledon Women’s QFs: Kirsten Flipkens upsets Petra Kvitova; Sloane Stephens, last US player, is out.

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    Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium pulled off the latest upset at Wimbledon.  And, at this point, why not?  A year ago, Flipkens was ranked 262, due to injury lay-offs.  She’s back at #20, but she withstood the #8 ranked, (7-inches taller and favored) Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

    Sloane Stephens, the 20-year-old US hopeful, lost to Marion Bartoli of France, 6-4, 7-5.  Stephens made a match of it, but Bartoli is seasoned and crafty.  A controversial moment came when the Frenchwomen insisted on stopping play at 4-5, deuce, on the American’s serve, citing the rain and condition of the court.  When play resumed, she won the next two points, and the set.  Ultimately, Bartoli prevailed in the second, keeping her on track for her second Wimbledon final. (She lost to Venus Williams in 2007.)

    Sabine Lisicki, who yesterday bumped Serena Williams from The Championships, got through her match v. Kaia Kanepi in impressive fashion, 6-3, 6-3.

    In another tightly contested match, Li Na was down a set and a break to Agnieszka Radwanska in the second, but fought back to take the second, though it was all Radwanska in the third:  7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2.

  • Lisicki Ousts Serena From Wimbledon

    Lisicki Ousts Serena From Wimbledon

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    The women’s top seed, world #1, and overwhelmingly heavy favorite to win the title, Serena Williams, was upset by the tournament’s latest giant killer, Sabine Lisicki of Germany, the number 23 seed.  Williams dropped the first set, but regained her dominant form, even going up a break in the third to lead 3-1.  Usually, that’s enough for Serena to cruise to the finish line.  But the German, who has a strong grass game and perhaps the best serve in the women’s game after Williams, refused to yield.  She fought back hard, eventually taking the third, and the match:  6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

    Lisicki is no stranger to knocking out champions at SW19.  She has now beaten the reigning French Open winner at Wimbledon for the fourth year in a row:  Svetlana Kuznetzova (2009,) Li Na (2011,) Maria Sharapova (2012,) and now Serena, who won her second Roland Garros trophy just three weeks ago.   With today’s win, Lisicki also snapped Williams’ 34-match winning streak, the longest of her career.  The highest seed now left in the draw is Agnieszka Radwanska (4) of Poland.

    On the men’s side, the top seeds Novak Djokovic (1) and Andy Murray (2) got through their matches in straight sets, stanching the flow of upsets in a tournament already rife with them — at least for today.

  • Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 8: Tuesday, July 2 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Na Li (CHN) (6) — 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) — 6-3, 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) — 6-4, 7-5

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) — 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-7(3), 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-3

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) d Sara Errani (ITA) (1) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (1) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d Martin Emmrich (GER) / Julia Goerges (GER) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) d Andy Ram (ISR) / Abigail Spears (USA) — 7-5, 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) — 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(4)

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) d Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) — 6-4, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Marcelo Melo (BRA) (6) / Liezel Huber (USA) (6) d Rajeev Ram (USA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) — 4-0 Ret.

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (4) / Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (4) — 7-6(3), 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) d Leander Paes (IND) (15) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) (15) — 6-3, 6-3

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    Court 8

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) (16) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (16)  — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 11

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Treat Huey (PHI) (9) / Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (9) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

  • Wimbledon Day 7: Monday, July 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 7: Monday, July 1 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Serena Williams (USA) (1) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (20) — 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Tommy Haas (GER) (13) — 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Laura Robson (GBR) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) — 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Bernard Tomic (AUS) — 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) — 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1, 6-1

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Treat Huey (PHI) (16) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (16) — 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3)

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) d Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (19) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) — 6-2, 6-0

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Kenny De Schepper (FRA) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    David Marrero (ESP) (14) / Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (14) d Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Jamie Murray (GBR) / Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24) d Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-2, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Michael Llodra (FRA) (13) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (13) — 6-4, 6-0, 6-1

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Kyle Edmund (GBR) / Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 7-6(2), 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) d Monica Puig (PUR) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (7) — 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Vania King (USA) (13) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (13) — 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) d Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) — 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(4), 6-3

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Alexander Peya (AUT) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) — 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) d Jesse Levine (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) — 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) d Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) d Frantisek Cermak (CZE) (12) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (12) — 7-6(3), 6-3

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) d Colin Fleming (GBR) (9) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (9) — 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Darija Jurak (CRO) / Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) — 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-4, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Lukasz Kubot (POL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) d Adrian Mannarino (FRA) — 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Liezel Huber (USA) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) d Colin Fleming (GBR) / Laura Robson (GBR) — 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) d Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (5) / Abigail Spears (USA) (5) — 6-4, 6-1

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) — 6-3, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Scott Lipsky (USA) (13) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (13) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — Walkover

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (5) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (5) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Natalie Grandin (RSA) — 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (10) / Cara Black (ZIM) (10) d Mark Knowles (BAH) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) — Walkover

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d James Blake (USA) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 7-5, 6-1

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