Tennis ace Mauresmo loses Wimbledon crown as Bartoli rescues French pride

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LONDON (AFP) — Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova proved she has grit as well as glamour when she sent defending champion Amelie Mauresmo spinning out of Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Vaidisova won their rain-interrupted fourth round clash 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-1 to reach her first All England Club quarter-final to follow runs to the semi-finals in the Australian Open and last eight at the French Open this year.

Marion Bartoli, the 18th seed, then rescued French pride by reaching her first Grand Slam quarter-final with a stunning 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 dismissal of Serbian third seed Jelena Jankovic.

The 22-year-old Bartoli will take on Dutch 31st seed Michaella Krajicek for a place in the last four.

"Everything went wrong, it was a shitty match," admitted fourth seed...