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Maria Sharapova and James Blake both lost. Then Andy Roddick gets upset by Janko Tipsaervic. This is supposed to happen on clay but not grass! What the heck happened today?
-- Justin, N.Y.

• Why don't I just refer you to my new favorite feature, the audio slideshow selection (see below)....

Surely I am not alone in saying this: Lleyton Hewitt has really grown on me." Yes, Jon, you are completely alone!
-- Terry House, West Hollywood/Palm Springs

• I find that hard to believe. While he never achieved Marcelo Rios depths, Hewitt was once a turbo-jerk. Now, as a husband and father (and with his parents conspicuously less conspicuous), he seems finally to have matured and toned down the me-against-the-world act. The fire that caused him to sue the ATP and call colleagues homophobic names and fire his loyal longtime agent and revile the press is no longer in evidence. He discharges his duties like a pro and makes no excuses even when he is clearly injured. Plus, overall, there's just something honorable about a guy who's not the player he once was but has re-calibrated his career goals and is still out there grinding away.

One of the most impressive statistics at Wimbledon this year has been posted by Tamarine Tanasugarn. In her first two matches, she is a perfect seven for seven in breakpoint conversions. Last week, she beat Safina to win her first grass court title (she came through the qualifying), and she is now one match away from her seventh trip to the fourth round at Wimbledon. Do you think she will break through and reach her first quarterfinal at a major?
-- Scott Humphrey, Pflugerville, Texas

• Shake your Tamarine and get yourself a whistle! Realistically, I don't see her beating the Jankovic/Wozniacki winner. But, clearly, she can play on grass. And her winning might trigger some more lyrics.

Ilia Bozoljac? Tobias Kamke?? How did these guys make it into the main draw? Robert Kendrick should have been in. And behind Kendrick were four other seeds who lost in the final round of qualifying. Does Wimbledon do a coin toss to determine Lucky Losers??
-- Helen, Seattle

• Helen, don't look now, but your boy Ilia should have made the third round! One of tennis' virtues: it's essentially democratic. "The computer don't lie," as Andy Roddick once put it. The players in the main draw either qualified or got in on their own merits. No favoritism. No nepotism. No coin-flipping.

Let's say you have to invest in a portfolio of French tennis players: Gasquet, Tsonga, Monfils, Chardy, Cornet, Bartoli, Mauresmo and Golovin. Who do you buy/sell/hold?
-- Manuel, LA

• Nice question. And I preface this by saying that, as a sector, the French players are outperforming the market right now. I'm buying Tsonga for the long term, though I anticipate eating some short-term losses. I'm dumping Gasquet. He's the Blackstone Group of my portfolio. Looked swell a year ago. Now dragging the index down. Might bounce back dramatically but not worth the emotional roller coaster. I'm holding Monfils. Took a bath on this one early but anticipating breaking even; and much as we try not to let emotion impact our decisions, we're loading up on Chardy while he's still cheap. Same for Cornet. Bailing on Bartoli -- note the "writedown" she will take after Wimbledon. Wish we could have shorted her months ago. Mauresmo has fallen so far that I may as well hold and see if there's a bounce-back. Indifferent on Golovin right now. Will hold but she's one to cash out when a more appealing stock catches our eye.

So one of your readers suggested that Wimbledon and the U.S. Open are the "two biggest of the biggies." Doesn't he overrate the U.S. Open? Aren't the French, U.S. and Aussie Opens at least on a par...even if they're not on a par with Wimbledon in terms of tradition and history? Isn't the great thing about tennis' Slams that they are all so difficult to win in different ways, and so representative of their own countries?
-- Cam Bennett Geelong, Australia

• There was a time, not long ago, when Wimbledon was the Paul McCartney of the Slams and the Australian Open was strictly Ringo (if not Pete Best). I think we're definitely moving toward equality. Wimbledon remains "special" because of the grass, but that can be a liability as well. The familiar trope: how can the most prominent event be played on the most obscure surface? The U.S. Open is the most democratic, the "truest test" -- note the paucity of "fluke winners," for instance -- but the players gripe about the "hassle." And this year, anyway, it is a victim of scheduling. The French rates high among Europeans but is clearly fourth among Anglos and Asians. Australia has made immense strides in prestige and gets bonus points for the feel-good vibe. So, yes, it all works out quite well now.

Regarding Lindsay Wungam's question regarding the use of 'fortnight': the word is perfectly commonplace outside America. Take your linguistic biases elsewhere!
-- Ian, Melbourne, Australia

• It has nothing to do with bias. It's perfectly acceptable in "American English" too. It's just annoying.

London Calling

Click below to hear my thoughts on today's many upsets.

Shots, miscellany

• Lindsay Davenport withdrew with a bum knee, giving Gisela Dulko a stroll to round three. Here's a feminist clip-and-save quote from Davenport: "I learned from... working moms everywhere, that it's not faux pas to try to achieve your own goals and try to have a family and a child."

• By my math, Jesse Levine was off the court for roughly an hour before updating his Facebook status. "Jesse Levine is trying to get a flight back tomorrow!!! Home, sweet home."

• Apologies for this confusion: it was Kamakshi Tandon's rebuttal that no longer "exists" on espn.com, not the original Bill Simmons piece. May as well clarify this too: I like Simmons. This just wasn't one of his stronger efforts.

• From the "If-only-I-spoke-the-language" department.

• Congrats to California Products (don't let the name fool you; they're based in Andover, Mass.) for negotiating hurdles and winning the bid to surface the Olympic tennis court in Beijing. Good thing the Beijing Olympics organizing committee didn't wait 'til the last minute.

Nick of Bolton Landing, N.Y.: I'm not so sure about the Djokovic-Dustin Diamond resemblance. Whenever I see Djokovic, I think he looks an awful lot like Christopher Meloni from "Law and Order: SVU" and HBO's "Oz." Especially if Djokovic's hair was just a tad shorter.

Chad Silvey of Akron, Ohio: Love the Djokovic/Screech from Saved by the Bell separated at birth! After watching today's action, I landed on Frank Dancevic and Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons. Please Frank, use that second round prize money for a haircut!

Mike, Champaign, Ill.: Nathalie Dechy looks just like Lara Flynn Boyle!