Window into Wimbledon

GAME, SET AND SUSHI

Demand for sushi among the Wimbledon players is doubling year on year. Catering chiefs are having to lay on evermore sushi to meet the health food fad.

Pasta was the traditional carbohydrate-heavy dish of choice for tennis professionals but demand for sushi at Wimbledon has doubled year on year, said Anthony Davies, the All England Club's head of food and beverage.

"Making sure they have what they need in order to be match fit and deliver what they need to do on court is a big part of what we do," he told AFP.

"It's all about variety. Players make their own choices about what they eat. Pasta is a very, very popular dish because of the carbs -- but sushi has grown in popularity.

TOMIC LOSES HEAD, FINED ALONG WITH MEDVEDEV

Australian Bernard Tomic has been fined USD 15,000 after post-match comments saying he had been "bored" during his first round exit from Wimbledon and had faked injury.

The International Tennis Federation also handed Russian Daniil Medvedev three fines, totalling $14,500, after he threw coins at an umpire following his defeat on Wednesday.

Tomic's comments about being bored at Wimbledon received a barrage of criticism and resulted in  Head, the tennis racket manufacturer, dropping its sponsorship of the Australian player.

"It was definitely a mental issue out there. Wasn't mentally and physically there to perform. I don't know why, but, you know, I felt a little bit bored out there to be completely honest with you," the 24-year-old had told reporters.

Tomic also said he had called for medical treatment during the match against German Mischa Zverev to "break a bit of momentum" and that he had no real injury.

Medvedev's fines focused on his second round loss on Wednesday to Ruben Bemelmans. After shaking hands with his conqueror, Medvedev grabbed his wallet and pulled out some coins before hurling them toward the foot of the umpire's chair.

"In the heat of the moment, I did a bad thing. I apologise for this," the 21-year-old Russian said in his press conference.

NUMBERS UP

54,250 -- tennis balls used during the tournament

28,000 -- kilogrammes of strawberries eaten at Wimbledon

2,800 -- kilogrammes of bananas that players consume

3,000 -- afternoon tea picnics ordered for 2017

24 -- men aged 30 or over competing in the second round, equalling the Open-era record at Wimbledon set last year.