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WIMBLEDON, England -Some spectators listened on radio headphones. Half of the crowd on one side of Centre Court turned their heads away from the action. Others waited for text messages on their mobile phones. Cheers broke out at the most inappropriate of times.

The World Cup intruded on Wimbledon on Saturday, with England's penalty shootout loss to Portugal managing to distract fans for a good chunk of the first set of a battle of the two Andys -- Roddick vs. Murray.

The start of the first-set tiebreaker won by Murray coincided with the beginning of the penalty shootout. Some fans able to see TV monitors in private stadium offices mumbled to themselves.

A few minutes later, after Cristiano Ronaldo converted the final penalty to seal Portugal's victory in Germany, a man in a red shirt angrily ripped the earphones from his head. The crowd at the top of the stadium moaned -- during a rally on the court -- and England was officially out of the World Cup.

When the first set ended, one man in the crowd yelled to Murray: "C'mon Murray, you're it now." Two hours later, Murray complied, completing a 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4 victory.

Centre Court was half empty and the Royal Box deserted when the paparazzi's favorite player took the court Saturday. Many fans were either seeking a refreshment after watching the Andre Agassi-Rafael Nadal match or off to find a telecast of England's loss in the World Cup.

The reward's the same regardless of attendance, and 2004 champion Sharapova advanced to Monday's round of 16 by beating American Amy Frazier 6-3, 6-2.

She's seeded fourth but was the pre-tournament favorite with London bookmakers, and her title chances improved Saturday when three-time champion Venus Williams was upset by Jelena Jankovic.

"The atmosphere, the tradition -- it's always, `Wow, it's Wimbledon,' " said Frazier, who has no plans to retire. "I don't think my outlook has changed that much through the years. I try to work hard, and I keep on trying to improve and hopefully play good tennis. Sometimes it happens, and sometimes it doesn't."

The list included Roger Bannister, who broke the fourminute mile in 1954, former Wimbledon champions Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Maria Bueno, Stan Smith and Steffi Graf -who watched her husband, Agassi, lose to Rafael Nadal on Centre Court.

Five-time Olympic gold medalist rower Steve Redgrave was joined by golfer Ernie Els, English cricketer Alec Stewart and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.

Russia-born Dmitry Tursunov, who came back from two sets down to beat fifth-seeded Ivan Ljubicic, sees a big difference in the way Americans and Russians treat their material possessions.

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