LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova mocked Frenchman
Gilles Simon on Thursday for saying women do not deserve the
same prize money as men, pointing out dryly that many more
people watched her matches than his.

Sharapova, the top seed at Wimbledon, said after reaching
the third round by beating Tsvetana Pironkova that women had
fought long and hard to win equal pay in tennis.

LONDON (Reuters) – Every time Goran Ivanisevic looks out of the window of his Croatian home and sees the grass, it reminds him of the unforgettable day he finally won Wimbledon.

But, strangely, he does not relive that glory day 11 years ago too often. He loves to beat himself up watching tapes of matches he lost, especially to his nemesis Pete Sampras.

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – Every time Goran Ivanisevic
looks out of the window of his Croatian home and sees the grass,
it reminds him of the unforgettable day he finally won
Wimbledon.

But, strangely, he does not relive that glory day 11 years
ago too often. He loves to beat himself up watching tapes of
matches he lost, especially to his nemesis Pete Sampras.

LONDON (Reuters) – Every time Goran Ivanisevic looks out of the window of his Croatian home and sees the grass, it reminds him of the unforgettable day he finally won Wimbledon.

But, strangely, he does not relive that glory day 11 years ago too often. He loves to beat himself up watching tapes of matches he lost, especially to his nemesis Pete Sampras.

LONDON (Reuters) – American Wayne Odesnik denied on Wednesday that his two-year drug ban had been halved by tennis authorities because he provided them with insider information about other players.

Odesnik’s case has caused discontent among players who believe his suspension was cut under International Tennis Federation (ITF) rules which state that this can happen “where the participant has provided substantial assistance” in uncovering other offences.

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) – American Wayne Odesnik denied on
Wednesday that his two-year drug ban had been halved by tennis
authorities because he provided them with insider information
about other players.

Odesnik’s case has caused discontent among players who
believe his suspension was cut under International Tennis
Federation (ITF) rules which state that this can happen “where
the participant has provided substantial assistance” in
uncovering other offences.

LONDON (Reuters) – Royalty reigned supreme on Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Wednesday as Roger Federer produced a majestic performance for the watching Prince Charles.

Federer bowed to the heir to the throne before his match and Charles and his wife Camilla gave the Swiss maestro a standing ovation after he thrashed Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-3 6-2 to reach the third round.

LONDON (Reuters) – Venus Williams’ father will brook no argument – the five-times Wimbledon champion is doing just fine despite slumping out of the tournament in the opening round for the first time in 15 years.

At 32, the graceful American is fighting her way back to fitness after being diagnosed with the autoimmune, fatigue-inducing illness Sjogren’s Syndrome but looked flat on Monday when she was beaten 6-1 6-3 by Russia’s Elena Vesnina.

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) – Venus Williams’ father will
brook no argument – the five-times Wimbledon champion is doing
just fine despite slumping out of the tournament in the opening
round for the first time in 15 years.

At 32, the graceful American is fighting her way back to
fitness after being diagnosed with the autoimmune,
fatigue-inducing illness Sjogren’s Syndrome but looked flat on
Monday when she was beaten 6-1 6-3 by Russia’s Elena Vesnina.

LONDON (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, reduced to being a wildcard at the tournament he won 10 years ago, could never match the firepower of number five seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who eased to a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory in the first round on Tuesday.

But the gritty Australian is certainly not ready to say goodbye to the place that means so much to him.