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 WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Until Friday, Laura Granville went five years without winning a third-round Grand Slam match against anyone, much less Martina Hingis. Knocking off the 1997 Wimbledon champion made all the American's toiling in tennis' minor leagues worth it.
Until Friday, No. 9-seeded James Blake was gaining confidence and thinking he was ready for an extended stay at the All England Club. Instead, he lost, making Andy Roddick the only U.S. man left in the tournament.
Until Friday, Janko Tipsarevic had never beaten anyone ranked higher than 20th, never won three consecutive matches at any tournament and was perhaps best known for the piercings on his face and the Dostoyevsky-quoting tattoo on his forearm. Now he can boast of saving a match point en route to beating No. 5 Fernando Gonzalez, the Australian Open runner-up.
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