Mauresmo crashes out to Vaidisova

TEENAGER Nicole Vaidisova bundled defending champion Amelie Mauresmo out of Wimbledon but was refusing to dream of a place in Saturday’s final.

The 18-year-old Czech will meet sixth seed Ana Ivanovic for a place in the last four after battling her way to a 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-1 win in a delayed fourth-round match on Centre Court which was interrupted three times by rain and finished in fast-falling drizzle.

Yesterday’s victory maintained the steady progress made by the German-born world number 10 but she is steadfastly refusing to look beyond her next match.

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