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Venus Williams, the defending Wimbledon champion, survived a major scare in the second round before recovering her composure to see off fellow American Lisa Raymond on Thursday.
Williams had to serve to stay in the match at 5-2 and a set down but got her game together to win 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2 in an hour and 48 minutes on Court One.
The three-time Wimbledon singles title winner now faces Serbian 26th seed Jelena Jankovic in the third round.
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AFP 291641 GMT 06 06
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