helki wrote:

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Jamie and Liezel take to the court tomorrow, 3rd match on Chatrier. [...] Their opponents, as yet unknown, they don't play until earlier tomorrow. With a bit of luck whichever of the two pairs win that particular tussle will be a tad tired for the next encounter.

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Only trouble with that argument is that Liezel could well be tired, too.  She & Cara Black (ZIM) are the top seeds in the women's doubles & they're currently engaged in something of a battle with the Spanish 10th seeds, Anabel Medina Garrigues & Virginia Ruana Pascal, in the other WD SF.  They clawed their way back from something like 0-4 in the first set, only to lose it 4-6 in 46 minutes, which is of course longer than some entire women's matches!    Let's hope that, if they are to come back & win the damn' match, they wrap up the next two sets quickly or, if they lose the next set (& thus the match), they don't take so long about it &, if they do lose it, it provides Liezel with the spur to go one better with Jamie in the mixed...