The weather has hit crowds at Wimbledon this year - but there was a good turn-out on only the second rain-free day of the tournament on Friday.

Nearly 32,000 turned up at the All England club to see the most exciting day's action of this year's Championships - a rise of more than 3,000 on the 2006 figures.

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Jamie Murray was not playing ball with a reporter keen to find out more about his relationship with mixed doubles partner Jelena Jankovic.

After assuring journalists that the 22-year-old Serbian was "good fun" he was asked to expand on his answer.

But he followed up by explaining their link-up was "purely professional" and responded with "you're just fishing" when asked if he would like the duo to become closer.

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The sight of the strange orange ball in the sky above SW19 for just about the first time this Wimbledon was too much for one elderly Centre Court spectator, who promptly fainted half way through Venus Williams' semi-final match with Ana Ivanovic.

She was attended to by the attentive boys from the London Fire Brigade, who act as stewards throughout the fortnight and who helped her to a commentary booth where she quickly recovered.

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Marcos Baghdatis was surprised to be told George Michael was in the crowd for his quarter-final defeat to Novak Djokovic.

He was quick to express his gratitude to all the Greek Cypriots who vocally supported him this year,

But, when asked how they got their hands on tickets, he joked: "I don't know, maybe they steal them."

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Georgina Brown will perform the coin toss to decide who will serve first in the women's singles final.

After the formalities, the 14-year-old from Bournemouth, a beneficiary of the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys (RMTGB), will watch the match, before sampling tea in the Competitors' Restaurant.

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It has been revealed that the WTA Tour's season-ending finale heads for Turkey from 2011-2013.

The championships, due to take place in a 10,000-seat facility which has yet to be constructed. will take place in Istanbul.

They will feature record prize money of more than £2.25million, with the winner's cheque of at least £724,000 representing the largest single guaranteed payout in women's tennis