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Thu 07 Jul 2007Wimbledon DiaryDoubles pair on a roll:Out on Court 16, people were wondering why the Brazilian pair of Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa were rolling around on the grass. Looking at the scoreboard they then realised why. The two had just won their second-round match against the sixth seeds, Australian Paul Hanley and Zimbabwean Kevin Ullyett, 5-7, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 28-26. Yes, 26-28.But that wasn't the record for the most games in a set at the championships. That record belongs to Mr Olmeda and Mr Segura playing against Mr Forbes and Mr Segal. Olmeda and Segura won 32-30, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 back in 1968 in what were called the Gentlemen's Doubles.