Queen sees Murray at regal best
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June 25, 2010, Friday
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QUEEN Elizabeth returned to Wimbledon yesterday for the first time in 33 years to enjoy Britain's Andy Murray win his Centre Court match with regal ease.
The monarch certainly brings good luck to British players. The last time she visited the tournament in her 1977 Silver Jubilee year, Virginia Wade won the women's title.
To loud cheers, Murray and his Finnish opponent Jarkko Nieminen bowed to the Queen in perfect harmony.
They bowed again after Murray's bloodless 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory and were presented to the monarch when they came off court.
Murray will next meet French 26th seed Gilles Simon, who got through without striking a ball yesterday when Ukraine's Illya Marchenko pulled out with a shoulder injury.
2004 champion Maria Sharapova of Russia advanced to the third round by beating Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-1, 6-4.
Elsewhere, third seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark beat Chang Kai-chen of Chinese Taipei 6-4, 6-3 but last year's semifinalist China's Zheng Jie, the 23rd seed, lost to Czech Petra Kvitova 4-6, 6-2, 2-6.
Sweden's Robin Soderling also advanced to the third round by easing past Marcel Granollers of Spain 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.
The monarch certainly brings good luck to British players. The last time she visited the tournament in her 1977 Silver Jubilee year, Virginia Wade won the women's title.
To loud cheers, Murray and his Finnish opponent Jarkko Nieminen bowed to the Queen in perfect harmony.
They bowed again after Murray's bloodless 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory and were presented to the monarch when they came off court.
Murray will next meet French 26th seed Gilles Simon, who got through without striking a ball yesterday when Ukraine's Illya Marchenko pulled out with a shoulder injury.
2004 champion Maria Sharapova of Russia advanced to the third round by beating Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-1, 6-4.
Elsewhere, third seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark beat Chang Kai-chen of Chinese Taipei 6-4, 6-3 but last year's semifinalist China's Zheng Jie, the 23rd seed, lost to Czech Petra Kvitova 4-6, 6-2, 2-6.
Sweden's Robin Soderling also advanced to the third round by easing past Marcel Granollers of Spain 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.
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