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Time for Wimbledon to grow up and learn what tennis is really about ; SPORT

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From: The Independent - London
Date: 20070703
Author:James Lawton Sports Feature Writer of the Year

There are many reasons for the brilliant invasion of Wimbledon by so much talent from a financially challenged Eastern Europe. High on the list, obviously, is the identification and development of the best of the crop of youngsters who have proved the strength of their ambition - and competitive instincts.

Among the most remarkable is Serbian Janko Tipsarevic. He sports a tattoo quote from Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot, "Beauty will save World". As will faith in great talent. Janko told a probably bemused BBC audience yesterday about the sacrifices of his family, how his father sent him to a ...

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