HEADLINE OF THE DAY: After Murray’s win over Wawrinka, one paper suggested: IT’S WAW AND PEACE FOR ANDY
NOT EXACTLY SPANISH TENNIS: Agnieszka Radwanska said playing Venus at Wimbledon was tough: “It’s not Spanish tennis, so on the grass it’s hard.” She then informed us, “It can be the same final like last year, for sure.”
READING RUSSIAN STATS: There were just two Russians in the Wimbledon quarters vs. three at the French Open and four at the Aussie Open. Of course, now that Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva are into the semis to face Venus and Serena, it’s possible – though unlikely – that, like the French Open, we could have another all-Russian final.
SAY IT AIN’T SO: Dinara Safina hit seven double faults in her match against Sabine Lisicki.
GO FIGURE: Sabine Lisicki hit a serve that was just one mph slower than Venus’ record of 127 mph.
DICTATORS DAY ON CENTRE COURT?: Dinara Safina opened play on Centre Court, which brought to mind that one London paper once referred to her brother as Marat STALIN. All the while, some wondered whether the wretched Cambodian ruler Pol Pot was looking on from the Royal Box. But it actually wasn’t the horrific Pol Pot, it was just a pleasant English gentleman named Paul Potts.
MARTINA III?: Nick Bollettieri said Laura Robson will be the next Martina Hingis.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN BRITAIN WHEN…: A modest-tasting banana from the media cafeteria costs $3.40.
ANNA’S WAR: Anna Kournikova was reportedly involved in a brawl at a Las Vegas nightclub after a woman threw a drink at her. Anna K. was partying with pals at Lavo when the woman allegedly soaked the Russian-turned-Floridian with a cocktail.
