"The 25-year-old Czech player had been four games to one ahead in the final set, and burst into tears. The duchess leaned forward and gave a her a royal shoulder to cry on.

"I just remember from the far side of the net, her face crumpled," the duchess later recalled. "It's the natural thing isn't it? That's what you do when people are crying."

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