Alla Kudryavtseva

After trouncing Maria Sharapova on Wimbledon’s No.1 court, Alla Kudryavtseva also rubbished her opponent’s shorts.

‘It’s very pleasant to beat Maria,’ she said. ‘I don’t like her outfit. Can I put it this way? It was one of my motivations to beat her.’

The Nike outfit’s designer, however, who has also created outfits for Serena Williams, was quick to bitch back. He described Ms Kudryavtseva’s functional outfit as ‘understated’.

The ‘Scotsman‘, who had the skinny on this story, also provided the vital information that Kudryavtseva is the daughter of an ex-world champion at Greco-Roman wrestling who has a rottweiler named Ralph.