GRUNT WORK Garbine Muguruza spoke with a Spanish TV host recently, and the subject of (sigh) Maria Sharapova's grunting on court came up, as it's prone to do when non-tennis interviewers grasp for a talking point. To Muguruza's credit, she mostly offers that Sharapova has a superior grunt to herself and intimidates a lot of other players.
EXO = XO Now-perennial pals Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams collided for an exhibition match in Denmark over the weekend, with the homegrown gal winning in straight sets. This marked Serena's first match of any kind, as well as first public comments, since her U.S. Open semifinal upset at the volley-able hands of Roberta Vinci.
ALWAYS IN STYLE Fashion titan Karl Lagerfeld has bestowed on Vogue editor Anna Wintour a tennis court at his home. Why exactly? So that she'll visit more often.
Racquet clap to @bradhunterfor the Lagerfeld-Wintour tip.
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