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Navratilova holds court

LONDON - Martina Navratilova just could not stop grinning from ear to ear in the Wimbledon sunshine. The nine-time singles champion was back where she belonged.

LONDON - Martina Navratilova just could not stop grinning from ear to ear in the Wimbledon sunshine. The nine-time singles champion was back where she belonged.

Welcome to the wonderful world of the men's and women's invitation at Wimbledon, where the heroes of yesteryear rolled back the clock.

The list reads like a roll call of Wimbledon's finest years - from Navratilova to Tracy Austin, from Guillermo Vilas to Henri Leconte. Iranian showman Mansour Bahrami delighted the crowd with his antics.

"I like to see the old ones who you cannot catch on television. It brings back happy memories," said Anne Paine, 64. - Reuters

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