Daria Saville hoping to avoid on-court distractions at Wimbledon after having last year's first-round clash ruined by protester
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Daria Saville hoping to avoid on-court distractions at Wimbledon after having last year's first-round clash ruined by protester

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Asked if she has a favourite Wimbledon memory, Daria Saville can only screw up her face comically and offer up the weary verdict: "Not from last year, that's for sure." This year, she's out to change her fortunes, starting with another difficult contest on Tuesday against American Peyton Stearns, who won her maiden WTA title in Rabat in May and nearly toppled Australian Open champ Aryna Sabalenka in Indian Wells. And that's not even mentioning the boorish British lads at the back of the court who tormented her by "making very distracting farting noises" during the contest. Of her Wimbledon record, Saville shrugs: "I only made the third round once, I haven't had the best results but a few years back, me and Luke played literally side by side, which was also challenging, but another good story.

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Daria Saville not panicking as Australia's women fall to 27-year French Open low
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Daria Saville not panicking as Australia's women fall to 27-year French Open low

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In short: Daria Saville's overnight exit at Roland-Garros made it the first time since 1997 that an Australian has not made it past the first round in the women's draw. Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic were the only two Australians in the women's draw at the French Open, and both players were bundled out at the first time of asking. Amid …

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