Granted some Eastern European and Russian last names are difficult to pronounce, but American commentators/ announcers at Wimbledon should at least learn or try to pronounce Slavic names. Most often they will give the full name of the American player and refer to their opponent as the "Serb" or the "Russian". How would a Mexican player or Mexican fans feel if their countryman was simply called "the Mexican" ? As usual there is a double standard here in the U.S., we don't dare offend minorities, but who cares about Russians or other Slavs, right?

I found Serena' comment funny but sincere. She is a tough "custumer" on a tennis court but a very kind person outside of it. Her family life, consequently hers, in that crazy society was not very easer... As far as Alexis Jigalin' comments are concerned; I quiet agree with it. He should know, peraphs to excuse some virulent comments from US medias that those newsmen speak or write to the average US citizen who has, according to America' own researchs an average knowledge of 500 words (no more). If you had seen; back in the 1970-80s, the hockey matchs between the USSR and the USA or Canada. (I was living near Seattle). Sincerely... Jean-Claude Meslin