Long-suffering British tennis fans will at least get the chance to see one of their own in action in the men's singles final on Sunday. As Lleyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian slugged it out, the action was being overseen by umpire Mike Morrisey. The Surrey-educated 33-year-old was officiating his fourth men's final following similar duties in 1994, 1998 and 2000. Morrisey first officiated at Wimbledon in 1987 when he was just 17.

Serena and Venus stand at ease

Worrying news for the legion of hapless women trying to find a dent in the armour of the Williams sisters. Serena and Venus, who were playing in the women's doubles final on Sunday, admitted they don't take their partnership particularly seriously, but they still win.

"We have a lot of fun out there," said new singles champion and world number one Serena.

"We just laugh and giggle. As Venus said the other day, on her resume she puts 'singles player, not doubles player.'"

Paper chase to the title

During the changeovers in the women's singles final, Serena Williams was seen to delve into her bag and take out a sheet of paper which she read attentively. Great words of philosophy? Lyrics from a favourite song, perhaps? No, just timely reminders to 'keep low' and 'hit the ball down the middle.'

Argentina calling

David Nalbandian was hoping to deliver a victory against Lleyton Hewitt to try and cheer up a country still despondent over both its economic crisis and the early departure from the World Cup by its much-vaunted football team.

"I hope the people watch me on the television. I think it's important because they are not having a very good time at the moment. If I win, hopefully that can make a difference," said the 20-year-old.

However, if he does pull off a shock win, he was hoping that not too many people would call up to offer the congratulations.

"After I beat Xavier Malisse in the semi-final, many, many people telephoned to offer their best wishes, but after a while I stopped answering the phone because I couldn't get to sleep."