She felt a reckless impulse to pluck the seed out, though she could not risk the intimacy.
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That means the full seed comes out the other end, where farmers collect the remains, wash away excess debris and lightly roast the resulting beans.
Williams secured an early break in the first game of the first set before Bartoli pegged her back but the number three seed closed out the opener 6-3.
The seventh seed served out to love in the final game of each set to reach the last four of the tournament for the fourth time as he bids for a first final appearance.
It was a convincing performance at the end of a day on which just one seed fell out of the men's draw -- with 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis coming from two sets down to beat 17th seed David Ferrer 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-1.
In the first-round match between Martina Hingis and Jelena Dokic, the number one ladies' seed was knocked out by the 16-year-old and the score was an extraordinary 6-2, 6-0.
Chinese fifth seed Li Na crashed out, losing 6-3 6-2 to 18-year-old American Madison Keys.
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She will next play 17-year-old Kristyna Pliskova after the Czech knocked out top seed Timea Babos.
Second seed Nicolas Kiefer pulled out of the event in Halle due to a recurring wrist injury.
She knocked out top seed Maria Sharapova in Friday's quarterfinals, her first-ever win over a top-10 player.
Meanwhile, fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko pulled out of the tournament because of an elbow injury he struggled with in practice.
Two seeds suffered shock defeats as Spain's Nicolas Almagro, the No. 10 seed, was knocked out by Austrian Jurgen Melzer.
People can also fill out a seed request form online, and Hirshberg and her volunteers will send seeds directly to them.
Alexandr Dolgopolov, the No. 16 seed, was knocked out by fellow Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky , who triumphed 6-7 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-3.
He said the dog had been eating something which looked like "fat seed balls you hang out in the garden for the birds".
It was another impressive result for Leon Garcia in Hawaii, who on Monday knocked out top seed Anne Kremer of Luxembourg in three sets.
The world number 35, who knocked out ninth seed James Blake in the third round, pressured Monfils from the start by attacking whenever possible.
Bjorkman, who knocked out top seed Andy Roddick in the first round, was in inspired form against a dispirited Stoliarov, romping to a 6-1 6-0 win.
The Russian, who had put out top seed Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, was trailing a set and 2-0 when he decided to call it a day.
That pair were joined in the quarterfinals by three other Spaniards, with Albert Montanes producing the shock of the day by dumping out fourth seed Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4.
Henin, who put out second seed Nadia Petrova of Russia in her first round match, secured a 6-4 6-3 victory in one hour 17 minutes to reach the quarterfinals.
Alize Cornet ended the hopes of 19-year-old American Lauren Davis, who was allowed into the main draw when second seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out due to ongoing ankle problems.
Czech 29th seed Radek Stepanek crashed out 7-5 7-5 6-3 against French world No. 81 Nicolas Mahut, who will likely face Djokovic in round three if he overcomes Japan's Tatsuma Ito.
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But Watson, who knocked out second seed and Wimbledon champion Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the quarter-finals and then ninth seed Daria Gavrilova in the semis, went on to win the next four games.
But she was unable to show the form that this week knocked out ninth seed Victoria Azarenka and Olympic champion Elena Dementieva as she was crushed 6-4 6-2 by world No. 26 Martinez-Sanchez.
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