With hundreds of members of the international press descending on the All England Club every year to cover Wimbledon, players inevitably face a range of questions in their post-match news conferences as reporters seek to find a new or quirky angle for a story.

Most of the more bizarre questions never make it in to their final reports, but now the dust has settled on Roger Federer’s record-breaking win, here is a collection of the strangest.

Reporter: Will (your autobiography) be about tennis?
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams: I guess it will be about me, so I’m sure a huge part of it will be about tennis.

Reporter: I heard you were in the tube the other day, the underground; is that true?
Men’s singles champion Roger Federer: Not true.

Reporter: I understand you’re quite friendly with Justin Timberlake and that he came to see you on Saturday.
Men’s singles runner up Andy Roddick: Uhm, I’ve never met him.

Reporter: Have you got a cold?
Fourth seed Novak Djokovic: No

Reporter: Is that the first time your monthly cycle has affected you so dramatically like that?
Jelena Jankovic: I never had problems like that in the past. It was my first time experience.

Reporter: Why is your nose so red?
Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka: With the towel, new towel. Irritating.

Reporter: Serena, you’re into surfing. Is that why you think your forehand went to Hawaii yesterday? Have you been in touch with your forehand? What did your forehand say?
Women’s champion Serena Williams: My forehand is hopefully on a flight. But I don’t know. We’ll see. We’ll see tomorrow.

Reporter: Truth be told, who was better in high school in basketball, you or Mardy (Fish)?
Men’s singles runner-up Andy Roddick: Mardy. Well, on team. I would kick his ass one-on-one pretty much every time. I’m more physical.

Reporter: How long do you sleep? How many hours do you need to sleep?
Fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro: Depends if I go out, maybe 13 hours.

Reporter: Can I just ask how much of a fan of cricket are you, and who are you going to be supporting next week?
British number one Andy Murray (head in hands): Yeah, let’s go to the next (question).

Reporter: When was the last press conference when you were only asked about tennis?
Sixth seed Jelena Dokic: Never, unfortunately.

PHOTO: Andy Murray of Britain listens during a news conference after being defeated by Andy Roddick of the U.S. in their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stephen Pond