I didn't really look at the guy, thank God." Dementieva was startled at first, then snickered.
"Even more bizarre that it took 10 seconds for security to come out. He eventually was corralled by two security guards brandishing a red blanket. Turned back on streaker The man did a little jig, followed by a cartwheel, all about 30 feet from where Sharapova turned her back to the display. That blip followed the disrobed intruder's interruption, which came just before the fourth game of the second set. And it was suddenly 4-3 when Dementieva held at love. She saved three of the four break points she faced, but did give away a service game by double-faulting twice to allow what was a 4-0 lead in the second set shrink to 4-2.
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Sharapova is the only semifinalist who already owns a Wimbledon title, though, and the grit that carried her to that triumph was on full display on Centre Court. Open, Mauresmo at the Australian and Henin-Hardenne at the French). 1, and all have won at least one Grand Slam championship, including the past three (Clijsters at the U.S. It's only the fifth time in the past 25 years that women seeded 1-4 all reached the Wimbledon semifinals, and this is certainly an impressive quartet: All have been ranked No. 3 Justine Henin-Hardenne in an all-Belgian semifinal. "Hey, you guys wanted some entertainment during a women's match - you got some." Meets top seed next The fourth-seeded Sharapova faces No. I don't let things like that bother me too much," the 2004 Wimbledon champion said. It took the crowd a point or two to settle down, but I'm pretty good at keeping my focus. "I heard the crowd go a little wild, and I looked back and saw the man jumping up and down. 7 Elena Dementieva on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at the All England Club for the third straight year. Sharapova lost three of the next four games - coincidence, perhaps? - before finishing off a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - About the only thing that made Maria Sharapova flinch during her Wimbledon quarterfinal was the streaker prancing around on court. The top four seeded women all advanced through the quarterfinal round.
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