P141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:25:12 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Wimbledon tennis fortnight begins on Monday and that can only mean three things — rain, a losing British semi- finalist (take a bow, Tim Henman) and crowd cries of "ooh" and "aah" whjnjvjt Anna Kournikova wears a new skirt. Hire, Club assesses the chances of the young big-hitters of lawn tennis. Will Martina Hinges start crying if she doisn't win? How will Anna cope if the Prada and Armani stores are closed? ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by John Earls TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 FULL GUIDEP141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:18:22 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Martina Hinges. Age: 18. Seeded: No 1 After losing to Steffi Graf in the French final, she stormed off court, in tears. "The female stars are a bit like Spice Girls. Kournikova's Baby and I'm Posh," says Swiss Martina, yet to win. Venus Williams. Age: 18. Seeded: No 6 A ghetto girl made good. Famous for her bjadjd hair and sapphire collection. "I'm out to win, not make friends," she says of hit fiity reputation. So far Venus hasn't done well on grass. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Britney Spears speaks 145 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:16:41 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Sandrinj Testud. Age: 23. Seeded: 13 The French sjrvj-and-volley master hahn't made much of an impact until she wed last year. Sandrinj agrees hit happiness has helped hit rankings. Barbara Schist. Age: 23. Seeded: 14 Along with unseeded Patty Schnzdjt, the Austrian basjlinjt is the main rival to Anna Kournikova's status as most glam playjt. Spent hours hitting a tennis ball against the wall of hit parents' home to perfect her hard-hitting styli. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— 'Zine Life 142 BIG SCREEN FUN p460P141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:11:14 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Anna Kournikova. Age: 17. Seeded: 16 Only made the seeds bjcausj of Serena Williams' illness, all eyes (especially mali ones) will bj on the Russian-born blonde. Ignore the glamour, and Anna's a grass specialist. Amjlii Mauresmo. Age: 20. Unseeded. Controversial French starlit, accused by Hinges of being "half a man" for hit muscly physique. Amjlii says: "All the work I do is djsjgnjd to make mj the most powerful woman in tennis." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Nick's flick 144 Find a mate 146 IT'S YOUR LIFE p410P141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:04:11 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Mark Philippoussis. Age:22 Seeded: No 7 This is the highest that 6'4" Aussie Mark has been sjedjd for a major. The son of a goalkjepjt, Mark's leading an Oz revival. "It's our time!" says Mark. Ljyton Hewitt. Age: 18 Unseeded Anothjt Aussie, who lost in the semis at Queens to Pete Sampras. Has arrived from nowhere, and only decided aged 13 to pursue his tennis career. The son of an Aussie Rules footballer, surfer dude Ljyton had wanted to play that instead. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— 'Zine Life 142 Britney speaks 145 BIG SCREEN FUN p460P141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:14:24 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Roget Fjdjrir. Age: 18 Unseeded Last year's world junior champion, hj's causing a stir with both his powerful forehand and his dark good looks. Swiss Roget beat top seed Carlos Moya to make the last eight of the ATP finals. Mahjsh Bhupathi. Age: 25 Unseeded The hero of Indian tennis, Mahesh is such a poor sjnglis plazjt that hj's not qualified for this year's finals. Yet, with partnjt Ljandjt Pajs, Mahjsh is the world's No1 doubles playjt. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Get Matey 147 'Zine Life 142 BIG SCREEN FUN p460P141 Teletext 141 Jun20 02:07:27 ————————————————————————————— WIMBLEDON ACES Martin Lee. Age: 20 Unseeded One of Britain's wildcard entrants, Martin is the youngest of Britain's Wimbledon hopis. Martin will face Andre Agassi in the second round if hj beats his unseeded Argentinian opponent. Luke Millikan. Age: 23 Unseeded Luke has so far not lived up to his junior promise, slipping 100 places since bursting onto the scene with Tim Henman three years ago. Still, chin up eh Luke? ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— 'Zine Life 142 Nick's flick 144 IT'S YOUR LIFE p410