What did The Sunday Times have done to the Russian girls?!

Dinara 'Tennis Goddess' Safina at work.

Safina can't win the Wimbledon Grand Slam with those stilettos...

I think Vera Zvonavera's ankle is not fully healed.

Adidas Stella McCartney has killed Maria Kirilenko. So did the photographer.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Anna Chakvetadze are also featured in this special edition of Spectrum, The Sunday Times newspaper.

I have the feelings that those pictures won't be any better than these.

I'll post them here if I can find them.

(Images via Forty Deuce, tennisforum.com)

Pre-Wimbledon: Final practice day photos

Here are some photos on final practice day before the Wimbledon officially kick-off tomorrow.

James Blake

Serena and Venus Williams

Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer

Maria Sharapova

Ana Ivanovic

Andy Roddick

(Images by Getty Images)

Coming soon: Exclusive interview with Yang Tsung-hua

With the help from Elvis Dai and Esther, I managed to meet up with Yang Tsung-hua, 2008 Junior no.1 and French Open Junior Champion who is in town for Malaysia Futures events.

I'll try my best to post the interview, photos and video of Tsung-hua practicing on court with fellow compatriot Chen Ti.

While waiting for my post, here's a picture of Chen Ti (left), coach 陳南 (I think his English name is Lehn Man) and Yang Tsung-hua (yes, we asked him to pose shirtless for the fans).


(Photo credit should read HSFoo/HCFoo's Tennis Blog)

Andy Murray declares he's ready to win a Grand Slam

World no.3 Andy Murray believes it's time time to break his Grand Slam duck.

He declared to his fans that he's ready for a fortnight of Murray-mania at SW19.

“I'd obviously love to win here,” said the Scot.

“I enjoy playing on grass and I love playing at Wimbledon.“

“I feel like I'm ready to win a Grand Slam now, whereas last year I might not have been. But I understand how difficult it is. It's not an easy thing to do.”

Murray said he is frustrated that he will not get the chance to avenge last year’s quarterfinal defeat to Rafael Nadal.

“I enjoy watching him play. He's my favourite player to watch, so I'm sure the fans wanted to come to see him will all be disappointed. But he's got to do what's best for him.”

Murray will start his Wimbledon campaign against American Robert Kendrick.

But the Scot insists there will be no complacency, “I'm focusing totally on the first round, not looking past him at all. He's a tough grass‑court player. He has a big game. He plays very aggressive and takes a lot of chances. So, no, no chance of me underestimating him."

When asked what would a Wimbledon triumph mean for British tennis, Murray said, “It's been such a long time, and people have been waiting for it for - well, forever now. I'm sure it would be huge, huge news for quite a few weeks."

(Via Wimbledon official website; Image by AFP)