Vera got 'the hump' - Davenport

Lindsay Davenport showed Vera Zvonareva just how to keep a cool head after the former champion booked a place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the seventh time.

Lindsay Davenport showed Vera Zvonareva just how to keep a cool head after the former champion booked a place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the seventh time.

The number five seed was largely in control as she claimed the opening set, but then found herself 3-0 down in the second before calling on all her experience to pull off an impressive recovery and record a 6-4 6-4 victory.

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