Lawn Tennis: Impressive South Lies On Border of History ; Dfs Classic
Birmingham Post › June 13, 2008
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Melanie South today becomes the first Briton for 16 years to play a DFS Classic quarter final when she takes on Belgium's Yanina Wick- mayer.
If the British No 4 can defeat her teenage opponent she will emulate Jo Durie's run to the semi final in 1992 and alongside Anne Hobbs become just the third home player ever to reach the last four in Birmingham.See the full content of this document
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Lawn Tennis: Impressive South Lies On Border of History ; Dfs Classic
She made it through courtesy of an intriguing three set win over Aiko Nakamura after a five-hour rain delay and had to fight back from an unsteady start.
But after an hour and threequarters, the world No 154 bridged the 76-place rankings gap to s...See the full content of this document
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