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| Saturday, 29 June, 2002, 22:30 GMT 23:30 UK Star-gazing on Centre Court Pinsent and Keown were in the Royal Box Stars out in force Saturday was a good day for star spotting at Wimbledon, with the Royal Box brimming with celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment. Newly-knighted Sir Bobby Robson took perhaps the most prized seat in the house in the middle of the front row, next to All England Club chairman Tim Phillips.
Behind him were England players Martin Keown and Darius Vassell, who were probably wishing they were warming a bench in Yokahama rather than SW19. And Olympic gold medallists Sir Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent made their now annual trip to the All England Club. The entertainment representation was perhaps less glittering, comprising Angus Deayton, Ainsley Harriott (a former Wimbledon ball-boy) and Ronnie Corbett. Togo toppled Togo's challenge at Wimbledon sadly came to an end on Saturday, with the African country's sole competitor, Komlavi Loglo, coming a cropper in the boy's singles. Dreadlocked Loglo cuts an intimidating figure on court but not frightening enough to see off Britain's Joshua Goodall who beat him 2-6 7-6 6-4. Back to reality Elena Baltacha's run at Wimbledon run came to an abrupt end on Saturday and now she must return to the humdrum of life on the tour with her next stop Felixstowe.
"This is the biggest pay cheque I've had," she said. "I'm going to go shopping, treat myself." But she won't yet be treating herself to a new car. The 18-year-old still drives her mother's Peugeot and despite pleas for sponsorship from the likes of Mercedes and Jaguar, the call is yet to come. Five-set Feliciano Feliciano Lopez will be breathing easier having come through a match in only four sets.
And he continues to defy the odds at Wimbledon where he took his first match 11-9 in the fifth and the second 10-8 in the fifth against 10th seed Guillermo Canas. In both matches he was forced to save match points and against Canas he recovered from two sets down. "I'm so happy because this is my first Wimbledon," he said. "If I play the way I played today in the next round, I think I have a possibility to reach the quarter-finals." Should he do so by beating Brazil's Andre Sa he will be the first Spaniard to reach the last eight since 1972. Whether he will have the energy to make the long walk to Centre Court for a probably meeting with Tim Henman is an entirely different matter. |
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