No. 1 Court, Wimbledon

29 June 2004


Crowds milling just inside the main gate


Hospitality suites at the back of Number One Court


On what was officially Ladies Quarter Finals Day, our first match on Number One Court was a fourth round match between Jennifer Capriati and Nadia Petrova


Capriati serves


A backhand return from Petrova


The match was won by Capriati, 6-4 6-4


Next was a quarter-final match between Karolina Sprem (left) and Lindsay Davenport


Sprem serves


And a backhand return from Davenport


The match was more even than Davenport's eventual 6-2 6-2 win would suggest.


Then it was time to change to a larger net for the doubles match


Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes were seeking to repeat last year's victory in the Mixed Doubles, playing Sebastian Prieto and Emmanuelle Gagliardi. That win would take Martina ahead of Billy Jean King in terms of the number of Wimbledon titles won, currently at 19.


The view from our seats on the back row


Martina, 47 years old, gives the younger players an impressive run-around


A quick conference and wipe-down with the towel after the first game


Paes smashes a lobbed ball


Navratilova and Paes victorious, 6-1 6-3


Sadly, they were knocked out on Friday in the 3rd round, and Martina declared that this was her last visit as a player to Wimbledon.


Lucy outside Number One Court
 

 

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