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American Mattek Shows Off Her Game
Bethanie Mattek, known for her tennis outfits, is one of just four American women still in the draw.
(By Sang Tan -- Associated Press)
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Court Appearances
Every player fortunate enough to appear in Wimbledon's 128-player draw wants to play on Centre Court. But it's a privilege awarded only the few -- the respective men's and women's defending champions, a handful of top seeds and, naturally, British hopefuls.
For past champions, being exiled to side courts, as invariably happens during the two-week tournament, is a bitter pill.
Serena Williams played her second-round match on the cramped confines of Court Two on Wednesday, a venue known as "the graveyard of champions" for all the upsets there.
"Didn't want to go out on the Court Two," Williams said, "but I was happy to get it over."
Former world No. 1 Marat Safin had the honor of playing on Centre Court on Wednesday, but it was because his opponent was third-seeded Novak Djokovic. For his opening-round match on Monday, the 75th-ranked Safin was sent to Court 11 -- so far from the hub of activity at Wimbledon, Safin griped, that it may as well be at another club.
"You don't have any challenges there" without the Hawk-Eye instant replay system, Safin said. "The chair umpire may be half sleeping. But you need to get through these matches to be able to perform well and have a chance on the Centre Court."
