WIMBLEDON, England — It was the women’s match of this Wimbledon, brimming with baseline power and lunging defense, and the surprise was that Serena Williams was just one point from losing it to Elena Dementieva.

But Williams, hardly for the first time, found a way to fight and serve her way through big tennis trouble. Down, 4-5, 30-40, on her serve in the third set, she pushed forward to the net.

Dementieva sprinted to her left and hit a backhand passing shot crosscourt that Williams cut off with a backhand volley that clipped the net and landed for a winner.

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