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10 April 2012
Wild card Sabine Lisicki saved two match points on her way to a 3-6 6-4 8-6 victory over French Open champion Li Na in a second-round classic on Centre Court last night.
The German was a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon two years ago and looked set to break into the top 20 before an ankle injury ruled her out for five months and sent her ranking tumbling outside 200.
She has gradually climbed her way back over the past few months, though, and showed what a threat she might pose by winning the AEGON Classic title in Birmingham two weeks ago.
And so it proved as Lisicki recovered from losing the first set to seal a famous victory, although the third seed will feel she should have won having twice served for the match.
