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COURT REPORT

- By STUART FRASER

RASHEED THE MAN TO TAME KYRGIOS?

NICK KYRGIOS (right) needs a coach and Roger Rasheed split with Grigor Dimitrov on Monday. Aussie Rasheed is known as a hard taskmaster and could be just what Kyrgios needs.

HIS WEDDING RING IS ANDY’S LUCKY CHARM

ANDY MURRAY waited until he had walked out on to Centre Court before tying his wedding ring to his shoelaces. The Scot has lost one match in 26 since tying the knot with Kim Sears in Dunblane in April.

I’D RATHER STAY AND GET A TAXI HOME...

LAUGHTER broke out during Murray’s match against Vasek Pospisil when a scoreboard message urged fans to consider leaving as soon as possible ahead of the shutdown of Tube services at 6pm due to a strike.

LE TISSIER WORKING ON PHOTOGRAPH­Y SKILLS

DAVID BECKHAM was not the only footballer at SW19. Manchester United trio David de Gea (left), Juan Mata and Ander Herrera were in attendance, as was Matt le Tissier, who was politely asked by one couple if he could hold their camera and take a photo of them.

IT’S ALL CHANGE SINCE ROD’S DAY

LEGEND Rod Laver (left) revealed his first SW19 title in 1961 earned him a ‘£10 voucher and a firm handshake’. This year’s singles winners will receive £1.88m each.

DREAM RUN ENDS IN WOMEN’S DOUBLES

HOPES of a women’s doubles Grand Slam ended as Australian Open and Roland Garros champions Lucie Safarova (left) and Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost 6-3, 6-2 to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in the last eight.

DJOKOVIC MAGIC DOES NOT RUB OFF ON LEE, 17

DESPITE warming up with world No 1 Novak Djokovic, Korean 17-year-old Duck Hee Lee — who is completely deaf — bowed out in the third round of the boys’ singles to Finland’s Patrik Niklas-Salminen.

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