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She was the young nymphet, the minx on court who seduced the spectators with her dazzling  blonde beauty.

She was the Lolita, the male spectator’s fantasy, who seemed to sound the siren call , the ‘come hither’ every time she stepped on court.

She was the young upstart, the agent provocateur, who stirred up a storm of protests when she was rewarded with center court at Wimbledon  ahead of her fellow – much higher ranked – players on the  WTA tour.Wimbledon broke tradition for her justifying their decision saying that they were giving the paying public what they wanted.

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