WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer joked that he would install a TV screen on Centre Court so he can watch Switzerland’s soccer team play in the World Cup during his first-round match at Wimbledon Monday.
Serena Williams said she screamed and jumped after a referee’s decision denied the United States a goal against Slovenia.
Wimbledon’s defending champions are not alone in fervently supporting their national teams in South Africa.
On the groomed grounds of the All England Club, the tennis elite debate World Cup tactics and talk up and tease each other about their favorites. One hitting partner drew a smile from Serbian Novak Djokovic when he said Serbia was lucky to beat Germany.
Andy Murray, a Scot, feels for England, which is struggling in South Africa, saying sports is a “pretty tough world.”
