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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova felt the pressure of playing on Centre Court, and it almost cost her a trip to the third round at Wimbledon.
The U.S. Open champion overcame her anxiety Wednesday to beat 18-year-old Sania Mirza of India 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 in the second round.
"It wasn't my day at all," the fifth-seeded Kuznetsova said. "I couldn't move. I was so tense that my nerves just got me today. I just couldn't think properly.
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