A round-up of today's Wimbledon news in brief
O’Sullivan keeps a watching brief
WIMBLEDON has a resident poet this year and his name is Niall O'Sullivan. Here's a taste of his work called Murray Mound Pantoum.
Some individuals are forever the critic
Murray drops a set a posh drunk complains
The crowd catches sight of themselves on the LCD screen
A man in a straw hat stands up and bellows “I’m Swedish”
Murray drops a set and a posh drunk complains
While others mention Federer in hushed tones
A man in a straw hat stands up and bellows “I’m Swedish“
Another ambled off to the toilet and never returns
Fuller eyes his investment
ONE of the less well-known faces in the crowd for Andy Murray’s last match was Simon Fuller. A marketing guru, he created the Spice Girls and turned David Beckham into a superstar. Fuller was on Centre Court to watch what could be his next hottest property. Andy Murray signed up with 19 entertainment agency at the turn of the year.
Murray mania drives up prices
A pair of Centre Court tickets for Andy Murray’s match with Juan Carlos Ferrero were selling for £6,100 (€7,124) in London. The face value was £170 (€198). There has been huge demand to watch the Scottish player and internet sites were awash with offers for the men’s final on Sunday. One seller put four tickets online at an astonishing £20,000 (€23,359) each.
Britain’s dismal final record
BRITAIN has not had a player in the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Since then they have managed to get nine players into the semi-finals, Tim Henman, Roger Taylor, Mike Sangster and Austin. But they all lost. No pressure then Andy Murray.
Williams Snr heads for home
RICHARD Williams never tires of watching his daughters in action - until they are in opposition.
So the father of Venus and Serena said yesterday he will be hopping on a flight back to the US now an all-Williams final is again inked in for tomorrow. Meanwhile, former number one Jim Courier sent a Twitter note after the match saying: “What a feeling it must be for a family to dominate so thoroughly at will. The movie of the Williams sisters’ story will be worth filming.”
