Only two matches were completed Saturday at
Wimbledon due to rain, with No. 2
Maria Sharapova through to the 4th round after a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 26 seed
Ai Sugiyama, and No. 4
Amelie Mauresmo advancing after an easy 6-1, 6-2 romp over No. 28 seed
Mara Santangelo.
Sugiyama tried to get her match with Sharapova postponed when a light drizzle began to fall but to no avail.
"It's not easy to make the decision to stop," Sugiyama said. "I couldn't really refuse to play. Yeah, not easy, that situation."
Matches suspended Saturday were (5)
Svetlana Kuznetsova leading
Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 4-3; (6)
Ana Ivanovic leading
Aravane Rezai 6-3; (11)
Nadia Petrova leading
Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-3, 3-1; (12)
Elena Dementieva leading
Tamira Paszek 6-3, 0-1; (14)
Nicole Vaidisova leading
Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-2; and (23)
Venus Williams leading
Akiko Morigami 6-2, 1-4.
No matches will be played during the traditional middle Sunday of rest at the All England Club.
At least some rain is in the forecast for Monday through Wednesday next week at Wimbledon.
