Carrying on with baby on board

LONDON - Mandy Minella wanted Wimbledon, because of its prestige, to be her final event before giving birth to a daughter in December.

That's despite the doctors she consulted saying she could still keep playing for months to come.

"I was surprised," the 31-year-old Minella said. "I thought they would be more cautious, but some said, 'At six months, maybe the belly would (be) in your way.' I thought, 'Maybe at six months? I won't do that.'"