by The Sunday Times

THE BIG WINNER WAS ... THE BBC Which attracted 11.8m viewers for Andy Murray's five-set epic against Stanislas Wawrinka on Centre Court on Monday, more than 53% of the TV audience.

THE BIG LOSER WAS ... RAFA NADAL Who admitted 'not to play Wimbledon [was] one of the toughest decisions in my career'. The world No 1 will be overtaken in the ATP rankings by Roger Federer if the five-time Wimbledon champion wins on Centre Court today.

CELEBRITY NAME DROP...

ANDY MURRAY Twittering on Friday 'Good luck message from David Beckham last night. Thanks!'

WHO IS THAT MAN?

The steward with the blue hat and white beard who is always in the players' box.

His name is David Spearing and he first worked at Wimbledon in 1975. He lives in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

WHO ARE THOSE MEN?

The security staff who guard the players at the changeover on Centre Court. They were introduced this year after Roger Federer was manhandled by a fan during the French Open final.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING ...

THE FASTEST SERVES ... MEN'S SINGLES 1 Andy Roddick (US) 143mph 2 Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 141mph = Sam Querrey (US) 141mph 4 Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 140mph 5 Robin Soderling (Swe) 140mph

WOMEN'S SINGLES 1 Venus Williams (US) 124mph 2 Sabine Lisicki (Ger) 123mph = Serena Williams (US) 123mph 4 Samantha Stosur (Aus) 119mph = Pauline Parmentier (Fra) 119mph = Nadia Petrova (Rus) 119mph

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