Two breaks in a first set that included no double faults or unforced errors would have settled any early nerves, and she eased through the second set in 35 minutes to banish any lasting memories of her defeat in London in June.

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Wilson began the day needing just four runs to reach his century and his nerves would not have been helped when he saw Mark Ramprakash bowled offering no shot to a ball from Matthew Hoggard without adding to his overnight 179.

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