And that, my friends, is what can happen with a network that is not seeded, nurtured and tended to, each and every day.
You know, despite the fact that she might not be seeded high or didn't play for a little bit, she's still a very experienced player and a tremendous athlete.
It was the ninth-seeded Shockers, not the NCAA tournament favorite Louisville, who jumped out to an 8-0 lead by the game's first official timeout and kept it up for the next 34 minutes.
It may not have been a blowout against 15th-seeded Albany, but the Blue Devils (28-5) held a comfortable lead throughout and will play seventh-seeded Creighton, which beat Cincinnati 67-63, in the third round Sunday.
The sixth-seeded American -- who had not won a Masters title on the ATP Tour for four years -- fired 13 ace and did not face a single set point in a 7-5 6-4 win.
"Tennis ... is about winning when it's not your best day, " the 25th-seeded Williams said.
Not exactly how longtime coach Jim Boeheim and fifth-seeded Syracuse, a conference power from beginning to end, wanted to leave.
Knowing how much money the bowl will have at hand has not only allowed the Chick-fil-A Bowl to attain higher seeded teams, but has arguably granted it leverage in its television contract negotiations.
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The second-seeded Spaniard, who is bidding for a sixth straight Monaco title, has not suffered defeat in Monaco since losing in the third round to Argentine Guillermo Coria in 2003.
But the acid test will come at the 2004 Australian Open, when as a seeded player and a recent winner of a Masters title, Henman will be counted, if not as a favourite, a definite contender.
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