You have to hand it to Ernests Gulbis: The man has a winning smile, even when he sheepishly walks back his comments hurtful to vampires the world over. Here are the latest headlines away from grass-court play:
ERNIE THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Gulbis fell to Sergiy Stakhovsky at Wimbledon today in three decisive sets. Before that, after his first-round victory, he was asked what he thought about removing umpires from professional matches, per John McEnroe's attention-grabbing idea this week. Hilariously, Gulbis misheard the question, and initially addressed it regarding vampires, not umpires. He then realized his unforced error: