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Arthurs to bid farewell at Wimbledon

21/06/2007 05:38:16 AM Comments (0)

Wayne Arthurs has qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon after triumphing in an epic five-set battle with Belgian journeyman Christophe Rochus.

Arthurs, who has confirmed he will retire from professional tennis after the grand slam tournament, has ensured a fitting farewell by coming from behind to win 6-3 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the final round of qualifying in Roehampton, England.

Two more Australians will play for spots in the main draw on Thursday.

Nathan Healey will play Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the third and final round, with Casey Dellacqua to meet Czech Petra Cetkovska.

Dellacqua beat Jenifer Widjaja, of Brazil, 6-1 4-6 6-1 on Wednesday.

But fellow Australians Joseph Sirianni and Monique Adamczak both lost their second round qualifiers.

Sirianni lost to France's Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-4, while Adamczak went down 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5) to Russia's Alina Jidkova.

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