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Ronald Atkin visits a Davis Cup legend who at 92 is still keen to step out of the shadow of Fred Perry Ronald Atkin The legs which bestrode Wimbledon's Centre Court are folded beneath him now, beyond functioning.

ANDY MURRAY may have enjoyed the backing of a patriotic Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon, but there were plenty of others celebrating when Andy Roddick dumped him out in the semi-final - and not all of them were American.

The toad-eyed Mervyn King was in the royal box, but listening to Tim Henman one wondered if the governor of the Bank of England had sneaked into the commentary box.

Serena Williams proved too strong for her sister Venus in the women's singles final at Wimbledon.

For British tennis fans, watching their dreams torn asunder at Wimbledon is almost as traditional a summer pastime as eating strawberries and cream outside the famous grounds.

Top sport stories from the national newspapers: DAILY TELEGRAPH: This was the day when Andy Roddick's serve was broken just the once, in the 77th game of a 77-game Wimbledon final.

Email michael.norrish@telegraph.co.uk to get involved... Men's singles final Sun July 5, 1.30pm , All England Lawn Tennis Club, London TV: BBC2, BBC1, BBCHD Radio : BBC Radio Five Live, BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra 3rd set.

The London News.Net Saturday 4th July, 2009 London bookmakers were breathing a massive sigh of relief after avoiding a financial bath thanks to the Wimbledon semi-finals loss of Andy Murray.

Wimbledon's second Friday was a logic-defying dance with fantasy for Tim Henman.

By Reginald Brace It was hard to avoid a sense of dA©jA vu on the Centre Court last night as Andy Murray's hopes of reaching the men's singles final were extinguished by Andy Roddick.

THE good news for British tennis is that Andy Murray has probably not yet hit his peak.

So, Andy got to the final of Wimbledon after all. Unfortunately for those of a partisan bent, it was the American one, not the British version.

Andy Murray will become the first British player for 71 years to reach the Wimbledon men's final if he can overcome Andy Roddick on Friday.

THE TIMES: Andy Murray marched through to his first Wimbledon semi-final yesterday and turned the championships into the hottest ticket in town.

Back under blue skies at Wimbledon, rather than under the white canvas of the Centre Court roof, Andy Murray today easily defeated Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero to become the first British semi-finalist at the All England Club since Tim Henman in 2002.

Andy Murray may have made history by winning the first, full competitive match under Wimbledon's much vaunted retractable roof on Monday night, but it was another Briton, Tim Henman, who actually played first underneath the folding cover.

SCOTS tennis ace Andy Murray could secure a lucrative sponsorship deal worth at least A 100 million if he wins Wimbledon, experts have predicted.

Andy Murray is through to the men's quarter-finals at Wimbledon after a thrilling five sets win over Switzerland's Stanislaus Wawrinka.

BUCKS tennis ace Dean Kelleher will follow in the footsteps of Andy Murray and Roger Federer and play at Wimbledon this summer.

Andy Murray will have to move mountains before Henman Hill gets a name change. Murray may have risen to No.