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Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria reacts during her quarter final match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 28 June 2011. EPA/BGNES
Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova has lost the first set in the quarter-final women's singles match at Wimbledon 2011 to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.
The match, originally scheduled for 1 pm GMT started only at 5:38 pm because of rain.
Pironkova, who made it to Wimbledon's quarter-final after kicking Venus Williams out of the tournament for second year in a row, has never won against Kvitova.
The two have played only two matches to date, both in 2008, both won by the Czech tennis player. However, the Wimbledon quarter-final is their first match on a grass court.
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