Wimbledon Diary: Williams' sister act offers food for thought

Hot news from the Williams camp after Venus and Serena progressed in the women's doubles yesterday. Serena said that if she had not been a tennis player, she would have done whatever Venus had done. And Venus said she would have gone to college, done some modelling and then become a music producer. Serena also revealed she is a "certified relationship expert" and hands out advice on all issues romantic.

Venus was asked about what the pair mean to each other. Venus gave a long, articulate response about "support" and being "role models for each other". Serena, asked the same question, said: "I'm completely zoned out," she said. "I don't even know what question you asked." The sisters also revealed they eat take-aways every night or go to restaurants while here. Serena: "We don't do any cooking. I usually do all the cooking in Florida for her." Venus: "I don't cook." Serena: "Here we just eat out every night, get take-aways, watch TV." Their favourite is Chinese. Serena plans to have one for lunch today.

Mid-match broadcast calms Aussie nerves

Radio Wimbledon has been on air during the championships since 1992 and has conducted many pre-match and post-match interviews with players. Yesterday it notched up a first with a mid-match interview. An Aussie teenager, Dane Propoggia, was a set and 3-0 up against Britain's Dan Evans when rain interrupted play. His coach rang RW and said: "He's so nervous, can you put him on air to take his mind off his game?" They did. He won.

Sniffer dogs miss out on a stray

Policemen in the press room. Heavies with dogs. "What's going on?" The Diary asked. "Sniffing for firearms," said a guard who would not elaborate and was not seen again. There seems to be little crime on site, and all the violence is tennis related. One teenage girl outside Court 5 was seen bemused because her phone had been smashed, mid-text, by a stray ball from a match in progress over the hedge.

Mad on the Mound

With no more Centre Court tickets available to overnight queuers until the end of the tournament, our daily fan feature switches to focus on an early arrival each day on Murray Mound.

Name: Nicola Wilkie

From: Banstead, Surrey.

Age: 41.

Occupation: Teaching assistant.

Arrived on the mound: Midday.

Who are you here to see? Andy Murray.

Why? Because he's British.

Given that it's wet, not especially warm and that you have no obvious means to stay dry and comfortable for the rest of the day, are you clinically insane? Yes.

Today's random question – Who's your favourite tennis commentator or pundit, and how do you think Tim Henman has performed behind the mic so far? John McEnroe, because he's honest. And Tim's been good, giving the players' perspective.

If the All England Club served a pigeon that has been slaughtered at The Championships, would you eat it, if it was prepared nicely, perhaps in a paella? Yeah. I'd give that a go. Of course.

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