As matches wore on, she seemed to lose her form and desire when she lost her wind.

It did get better as the match wore on, with Carragher settling down after those early mishaps.

Korda, able to make some brilliant shots in the first set, became more erratic as the match wore on.

Through the afternoon the matches wore on, each more artful than the previous as the skill level of the opponents increased.

She may have come back refreshed, but five matches in five days wore on her.

Bruguera, on the other hand, raised his level as the 2-hour-16-minute match wore on.

Tension rose as Saturday's match wore on.

His emotive style sometimes left him drained or frustrated as tough matches wore on.

That was after she had admitted she was a little tired last night as the match wore on.

As the match wore on, it was clear that Serena was far from her best.