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| |  Wednesday, 27 June, 2001, 16:25 GMT 17:25 UK Justine survives but Arantxa exits Huber eased through in straight sets Belgian Justine Henin advanced as expected to the third round of the women's singles but only after being given a huge scare by Dutch player Kristie Boogert. The French Open semi-finalist trailed 4-1 in the second set after losing the first 7-5, but battled back to win the Lowlands encounter. The Belgian broke back to 3-4 and then a further break of serve enabled Henin to level the contest. Back to her best, Henin took the deciding set 6-2. She now plays American 28th seed Lisa Raymond, who earlier crushed the last British survivor in the women's draw, Karen Cross, 6-0 6-1. Russian number 10 seed Elena Dementieva also survived a tough test to defeat unseeded German Bianka Lamade 4-6 6-3 6-2. Fifth seed Serena Williams had no such problems as she defeated Barbara Rittner 6-4 6-0, while fourth seed Jennifer Capriati accounted for Francesca Schiavone 6-3 6-1.
But number 13 seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, runner-up at Wimbledon in 1995 and 1996, was shocked by American youngster Lilia Osterloh 7-6 7-5. The three-time French Open winner, playing in her 15th Wimbledon, became another victim of court two, the so-called graveyard of the champions as she struggled to shake off a wrist injury. Sanchez's compatriot Conchita Martinez, the 1994 champion, defeated American Sandra Cacic 7-5 6-4. Monday's giantkiller Virginia Ruano Pascual, conqueror of top seed Martina Hingis, was unable to repeat the feat as she lost 6-3 7-6 to the highly-rated but unseeded Russian 17-year-old Lina Krasnoroutskaya. Several seeds had easy passages to the third round. Sandrine Testud defeated Karina Habsudova 6-0 6-1 and Anke Huber beat German compatriot Marlene Weingartner 7-5 6-1. Bulgarian 12th seed Magdalena Maleeva overcame Russia's Elena Bovina 7-5 7-5. | |
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