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Hungarian world champion and three-time Olympic silver medallist Laszlo Cseh (front) and Zsuzsanna Jakabos swim as they test their new Arena swimming suits in Budapest May 27, 2009. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

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    Centre Court ready for Serbian invasion

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    Sat May 31, 2008 11:20pm EDT

    PARIS (Reuters) - The Serbian flag will be flying high on Centre Court on Sunday when three players from the Balkan country battle it out for a quarter-final spot at the French Open.

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    Last year's finalist Ana Ivanovic, seeded second, will face unseeded Czech Petra Cetkovska as she continues her bid for a first grand slam title.

    She will be followed by compatriot and rival Jelena Jankovic, who will hope her right arm injury will not bother her against Polish 14th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

    The Paris crowd, however, will cheer for local favorite Paul-Henri Mathieu, the 18th seed, against world number three Novak Djokovic.

    The Centre Court program ends with three-times champion Rafael Nadal, who will face fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco as he tries to extend his winning streak at Roland Garros to 25 matches.

    Two more French men will play on Sunday, with wild card Jeremy Chardy facing Spain's Nicolas Almagro and Michael Llodra taking on Latvia's Ernests Gulbis on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

    (Reporting by Julien Pretot, editing by Miles Evans)
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