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Mad Nav slates court schedule

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LEGEND Martina Navratilov­a joined the critics demanding changes to scheduling at Wimbledon.

SW19 chief Richard Lewis insisted men were not favoured over women for show court matches.

But nine-time winner Navratilov­a said: “That has been going on for decades. This is nothing new and it needs to change because it really is lopsided.

“Maybe they should start at noon and just play four matches on that court, just like you have on the others, and then you can have two and two.” CANADIAN singer Shania Twain was one of the famous faces to visit the LTA’s Kidzone.

She was an interestin­g choice given she was a big hit way back in the 1990s.

On seeing her the none-the-wiser youngsters might well have been thinking ‘that don’t impress me much.’ HE has the health and dietary needs of tennis’s biggest stars in his hands.

But Wimbledon’s executive chef didn’t exactly convince in a TV appearance.

He mispronoun­ced quinoa and when asked about the benefits of wheatgrass replied: “It’s a health thing.”

It caused quite a stir on social media with one viewer saying: “Good luck with your lunch Murray.” NOVAK DJOKOVIC was caught running late yesterday.

The Serb was a surprise sight pounding the streets near Wimbledon yesterday – just 90 minutes before his fourth-round victory against Adrian Mannarino.

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