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Wimbledon: Venus Williams’ witty comeback, Harmony Tan’s lucky escape & the nicest man in tennis

Wimbledon: Venus Williams' witty comeback, Harmony Tan's lucky escape & the nicest man in tennis

Venue: All England Club Dates: 27 June-10 July
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You may have heard there was a fair amount of drama between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon on Saturday – but there have been plenty of other incidents to take in across another eventful round of matches in SW19.

There will be British representation in the Wimbledon men’s fourth round for the first time in five years, while most of the global big names are still in the mix in both the men’s and women’s singles.

But away from the headline results there are several things you might have missed – both on and off the court.

BBC Sport rounds up an alternative look at some of the moments of the third round.

‘What kind of question is that?’

Venus Williams and Jamie Murray made their debut as a mixed doubles partnership on Friday, and got off to a winning start. Their teaming up comes three years after Williams’ younger sister Serena and Murray’s little brother Andy – heard of them? – reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2019.

As is custom, the elder Williams and Murray headed to their news conference after their 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 victory over Alicja Rosolska and Michael Venus, where Williams took exception to a journalist’s line of questioning.

Asked if they were in it to win it, or just to beat their siblings’ run to the third round in 2019, she replied: “What kind of question is that? We’re in it for a stroll. C’mon.”

She then asked the journalist back: “Are you going to write a good article or just a halfway decent one?”

Ouch.

Tan’s lucky escape

The latest twist in the saga between Tamara Korpatsch and Harmony Tan has landed.

Need a refresh of where we were up to? Well, you may recall Tan upset her planned doubles partner after she withdrew from the competition with a thigh injury following victory over Serena Williams in the singles.

It seemed the pair had patched things up until, after Tan returned to win her second singles match, Korpatsch reignited the saga with an Instagram post on congratulating Tan, adding “I’m glad your leg injury got better so quickly”.

It now appears Tan may have had a lucky escape.

Korpatsch has updated her followers today with an announcement that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and subsequently withdrawn from her next tournament, on the day Tan reached the fourth round with victory over Katie Boulter.

‘Why am I here?’

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