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Blane Dodds, the CEO of Tennis Scotland, speaking before the debut of the Andy Murray-serena

Williams double act in the mixed, likened them to Torvill and Dean. The Diary knows what you meant, Blane, although obviously you couldn’t have anticipated Williams’ spectacular tumble, which looked like it belonged to a municipal ice rink on a night for first-time skaters. The pairing resumes today. “It’s the stuff of Hollywood,” added Dodds. “It’s captured the imagination of the nation. Andy will be loving it, as will Serena.”