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Ever the foodie

LONDON: Andy Murray apparently views every opponent as a tasty snack.

Murray spent Thursday evening trying to come up with variations of player names to make them sound like food items, and then posted his best suggestions on Twitter.

“Tennis player-snack name game going on,” Murray wrote. “Lleyton chewit, james flake, boris doubledecker, dorito starace. Get thinking...”

He then updated his feed shortly later, with even more names.

Among them: John MacEnrolo, Juan Martin del Popcorn, Mardy Fishcakes, Prawn Borg and Martina Haggis.

What recession?

While the rest of the world is counting pennies and struggling to find ways to beat the credit crunch, global political leaders could learn a lesson or two from those who run the grasscourt championships.

In this corner of England, the mantra seems to be “Recession, what recession?” as record crowds continue to turn up at this year’s tournament.

Over the first five days, 222,832 people had attended the tournament, an increase of 21,446 from 2008.

Those who walk into the grounds are also splurging in the souvenir shops, with Wimbledon’s official jewellery range a surprise hit despite items being priced from £45 to £495.

But business is likely to slow down later on Saturday when Murray takes on Serbian Victor Troicki.. — Agencies

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