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Saturday, 29 June, 2002, 22:30 GMT 23:30 UK
Star-gazing on Centre Court
Matthew Pinsent and Martin Keown
Pinsent and Keown were in the Royal Box

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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.

Angus Deayton
Deayton was among the stars
But the elevated company did not stop him getting involved in the Mexican wave which started during Lleyton Hewitt's match, although Sir Bobby could only muster a one-armed wave.

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.

Elena Baltacha
Next stop for Baltacha - Felixstowe
But before that Baltacha plans to make some inroads into the �17,000 prize money she has earned by reaching the third round of a Grand Slam event.

"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.

Feliciano Lopez
Lopez has made a habit of staging comebacks
Lopez gained a reputation as something of a marathon man after fighting back from 0-6 0-2 down to beat Xavier Malisse in three sets in Key Biscane earlier this year.

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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