1.   Clay courters, who find that fast grass courts play tricks with their baseline strokes, threatened to boycott Wimbledon.

2.   Huber gave the Germans a good start, ralling impressively against the strong-serving Schultz-McCarthy, mixing powerful baseline strokes with the occasional deft drop shot.

3.   Huber gave the Germans a good start, rallying impressively against the strong-serving Schultz-McCarthy, mixing powerful baseline strokes with the occasional deft drop shot.

4.   Muster, who has played four successive three-set matches this week, wore down the usually indefatigable Chang with precise placement of powerful baseline strokes.

5.   She plays with a savvy remarkable for her age, and without an overpowering serve or baseline stroke.

6.   She wins with a savvy remarkable for her age, and without an overpowering serve or baseline stroke.

7.   The match was dominated by powerful serves and baseline strokes, but also by a series of unforced errors.

8.   Huber, ranked sixth in the world, could not overcome the strong baseline strokes of Majoli who is ranked one place lower.

9.   Huber, ranked sixth in the world, could not overcome the strong baseline strokes of Majoli, who is ranked one place lower.

10.   The second set was strewn with errors but Dokic, the world number eight, dominated play with strong baseline strokes until she served for the match.