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A suggestion by this reporter that the Wimbledon crowd were wrong to give the 17-year-old Laura Robson a standing ovation after she had surrendered a 4-1 first-set lead to lose in straight sets to Maria Sharapova prompted an indignant response.
Smiling Rory McIlroy leads golf's charge of the young brigade | Paul Hayward 2011
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Ward admitted the failure to win his first-set tie-break was key to his defeat.
Wimbledon 2011: No repeat of Queen's Club heroics as James Ward exits 2011
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Marino earned her first-set break for 5-3 and then served out the set a game later on her way to victory.
Canada's Marino Advances At French Open The Canadian Press 2011
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A suggestion by this reporter that the Wimbledon crowd were wrong to give the 17-year-old Laura Robson a standing ovation after she had surrendered a 4-1 first-set lead to lose in straight sets to Maria Sharapova prompted an indignant response.
Smiling Rory McIlroy leads golf's charge of the young brigade | Paul Hayward 2011
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Sharapova overcame a first-set letdown on Sunday, rallying to beat Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 7-6 3, 6-3 for the championship of the Western & Southern Open.
Maria Sharapova Wins Cincy Title, Beats Jelena Jankovic In Final The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Marino earned her first-set break for 5-3 and then served out the set a game later on her way to victory.
Canada's Marino Advances At French Open The Canadian Press 2011
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Martinez Sanchez maintained her focus during a brief downpour that interrupted play for 15 minutes just after the start of the first-set tiebreaker.
Serena reaches semifinals, Venus ousted at Italian Open 2010
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Murray 6-3, 1-0 Nishikori*: Nishikori must be kicking himself for allowing that early first-set break.
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Novak Djokovic survived a mammoth first-set tie-break to grind out a 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov in the fourth round of the US Open.
US Open 2011: Novak Djokovic labours to win over Alexandr Dolgopolov 2011
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Sharapova overcame a first-set letdown on Sunday, rallying to beat Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 7-6 3, 6-3 for the championship of the Western & Southern Open.
Maria Sharapova Wins Cincy Title, Beats Jelena Jankovic In Final The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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