Olympic fever hits tennis twittersphere

 

Originally published on: 25/07/12 00:00

Milos Raonic, at 6’5”, laments being the short guy around town
@milosraonic: I’m pretty tall but here in the Olympic Village, with all the athletes that are taller than me, I feel pretty short/average!

Mahesh Bhupathi squeezes in amongst those big guys for a spot of breakfast
@maheshbhupathi: 8:30 breakfast call, jam packed at the Village this morning. Feels like all 10,000 eating together 🙂 yfrog.com/nvjqsaij

Jelena Jankovic won’t be hurried. Even by the Olympics
@jelena_jankovic: Spent the afternoon at the beach in Dubai. Tomorrow off to London. http://pic.twitter.com/FuVNfIbh

Victoria Azarenka reckons she’ll need protection from fellow Belarusian Max Mirnyi
@Vika7: Me and Max practiced a bit of mixed dubs…volley reaction drill 🙂 I have to say playing with Max I will borrow a helmet 🙂

Venus Williams, three-time Olympic gold medallist carries the torch and flies the flag
@Venuseswilliams: To carry the Olympic torch on World Sjorgrens Day represents strength 2 triumph for every1 with autoimmune disease! http://pic.twitter.com/mVq1VtAP

Ryan Harrison gets into his Olympic tracksuit with just three days to go
Made it to London! Awesome new Nike gear for the Olympics! Can't wait to get going. #USA http://pic.twitter.com/kdiMDv8Q
@ryanharrison92

Caroline Wozniacki gets the party started
@CaroWozniacki Left all alone in the house tonight.. Guess it will be 'two and a half men' on tv, and then early night..

Grass is usually enough to put a smile on Sabine Lisicki’s face, but throw in the Olympics too…
@sabinelisicki Arrived in the Olympic village and I'm simply fascinated! There are. No words for this… Something very special!! http://pic.twitter.com/zgc7e7Lh

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