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Saturday June 27, 2009

Wimbledon briefs

ANDY Roddick admitted he had warmed up for his outing at Wimbledon with a hangover and on Thursday he was left red-faced again when his wife revealed his dubious taste in music.

While the American’s supposed night of drinking was nothing more than a night out to see the film The Hangover, he could not escape the embarrassment of being exposed as a fan of British 1980s pop star Rick Astley.

Roddick had written on his Twitter feed that he was going to ban his swimsuit model wife Brooklyn from bringing her iPod into the kitchen.

“Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, I feel like it’s a 24-hour loop of the Disney Channel,” he wrote.

She retaliated by saying: “One of his favourites is Rick Astley (enough said). He knows a few ‘N Sync dances, and he LOVES Kelly Clarkson. I promise he is far worse.” — Reuters

LLEYTON Hewitt’s advice to dad-to-be Roger Federer on how to cope with juggling parenthood and tennis is simple ­­– make sure your wife is up to scratch. Asked what tip he would offer the 14-time Swiss Grand Slam champion, whose wife Mirka is heavily pregnant, the Australian father of two replied with a grin: “I hope Mirka’s a good wife. Bec has been unbelievable for me. Made life a lot easier. I’m sure Mirka will be that kind of solid rock for Roger as well.” — Reuters

FABRICE Santoro showed flashes of the deft touch that has delighted the Wimbledon crowd for the last 14 years. It wasn’t enough, however, to prevent the oldest man in the men’s draw from bowing out at the All England Club for the last time.

Santoro, 36, saved 10 of 11 break points in the first set but faded to lose 6-7 (1-7), 6-3,        6-4, 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of his final Wimbledon tournament. — AP


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