After all England had to wait a quarter-century for him to arrive powerfully and erase

After all, England had to wait a quarter-century for him to arrive powerfully and erase the curse of his day. Perhaps he’ll catch Tim’s championship on a celestial channel Fred preached patience. I remember Fred Perry wishing that he would live long enough to watch his homeboy successor take a victory lap around Centre Court “No idea who it’ll be,” he said “But it’ll happen.” He had faith So do I Fred gave up waiting nine years ago He was 85 I’m eating an apple a day. Why hasn’t any man of English blood been able to dispel the Curse of Centre Court since Fred Perry waved goodbye in 1936? Why is it true that the English, who introduced the game as we know it in 1874, are no longer able to play it?All these “whys” weigh on Tim’s shoulders as though million of hard copies of Great Expectations He can handle the load this time This year it’s “why not?”. I put athlete third on my list,” she was quoted as saying in April.It has been suggested that the urge to change direction may be even stronger for Venus, who has been eclipsed by her younger sister. Richard Williams has in the past dropped hints that he expected Venus to leave tennis within a few years.

She is studying for a degree in interior design and sometimes appears weary of the demands of professional tennis.”It’s not exactly normal to play tennis five hours a day every day,” Venus said earlier this year “That wears on your body. I haven’t had to have surgery yet at all, so in a way I’m fortunate with that. But I have had injuries that put you in a hard place, injuries that are hard to heal.”The sisters either bristle or make light of the notion that their other activities impinge on their tennis “I don’t have any acting gig right now,” Serena smiled “It’s not like I get acting gigs all the time And designing is something really easy It’s all about sketching. Sure, it’s a lot about fabrics, but usually other people get my fabrics for me. It’s actually relaxing for me just to be drawing.”Being on tour as a tennis player, the majority of my time is spent in the hotel, and when I’m in my room there’s a lot of stuff I can be doing.

I could be drawing, I could be making new dresses, I could be reading scripts, whatever it takes. I always try to put use to my time.”What had she learned from acting? “Never show anyone your emotions. When you’re on the court, you kind of have to act: I’m angry, but I’m not going to show I’m angry, or I’m sad, but I’m not going to show that I’m sad, or I’m tired, but I’m going to keep the same expression on my face. You can’t do that when you’re acting, but that’s how I try to act on the court.”Venus, asked after losing at the French Open how long she thought it would be before Serena and herself were able to dominate again, did not hesitate “Next event,” she said “We’re both competitors more than anything, and athletes We compete very well. So we won’t just sit back and accept a loss or accept a performance that’s below what we expect of ourselves.”Serena is relishing the opportunity of becoming the first woman to complete a hat-trick of Wimbledon singles titles since Steffi Graf in 1993 “I love Wimbledon,” Serena said “I love winning Wimbledon It gets no better than winning Wimbledon, I’m convinced. I like everything about it: the grass, the white outfits, the atmosphere.