Come the evening, the whole house decides to eat out at the Octagon House After dinner, we go out to play some backyard cricket. I know what it feels like to lose in early rounds, too, so I just give him a little space. When I get home, Lleyton is obviously disappointed, but we both know that it's just one match. It's tough in situations like that because you feel bad for your boyfriend yet have to remain focused on your own progress. First, Lleyton gets knocked out by a qualifier and then I win my opening match against Rossana Neffa-De los Rios 6-0 6-0. In the afternoon, I pop down to get a little practice in with Lleyton's physical trainer Roger Rasheed.MondayWell, it's not exactly the start I was expecting.

Mind you, our house is not exactly a quiet place at the moment, as it's packed full with my family and Lleyton's family, our coaches, physios, and also some friends. Here, you can do your own cooking and laundry, and hang out when you want - that is so much more relaxing. There's nothing quite like waking up in a home rather than a hotel. I want to settle into the house I've rented with my boyfriend Lleyton Hewitt and focus on Wimbledon as quickly as possible.SundayI love Wimbledon anyway, but the fact that you can live in a house during the tournament makes these two weeks even better. My fellow Belgian Justine Henin- Hardenne's decision to retire after falling on her left wrist is sad for her, but at least she does not seem to have hurt herself too badly Straight after the match, I fly out to London. Saturday 21 June Saturday 21 June It is really nice to win the final of the Rosmalen tournament in Holland, although the circumstances surrounding the victory are obviously not the best.

The son of an English mother and German father who says he has no desire to fly under the British flag, Popp won in straight sets, 6-3 6-4 7-6, and will equal his best Grand Slam showing if he can get past Rochus.. So we'll see."It will be an interesting sight when he shakes hands with the 6ft 7in German, though not a unique one - Rochus once took on the 6ft 10in Ivo Karlovic and lived to tell the tale.For his part, Popp claimed the scalp of the 11th seeded Czech, Jiri Novak, to set up the fourth-round clash on Monday. That would be great."Of the next task he said: "I played Popp two years ago in a challenger event in Germany, indoors He won 7-6 6-4 He's very tough With his game on a fast court, it's one of the best. Now I hope I can be an example for the small guy coming on to the tour. The same with the juniors: 'Is going to be tough for you playing against the bigger guy' I just keep trying to play my game In the seniors, after one year I was almost top 100. Instead he has become the male lead in the current renaissance of Belgian tennis."I heard some of these things when I was playing at under-14," he said "Then they tell me: 'Is gonna be tough for you at 16'.

But I just hung in there." Not a lot of hanging was required, so feebly did the Finn capitulate after becoming the first of his countrymen to make Wimbledon's last 32.Rochus might even have given up the sport at an early age had he taken the advice of those pessimistic about his failure to grow. It's hard to stay focused when you see somebody not 100 per cent in the match It's tough for you to play your game. Now, for the first time in 13 Grand Slam tournaments, he has reached the round of 16, where he will meet the German Alexander Popp.Nieminen had made hard work of two previous victories but did not seem in the mood for any sort of work after surrendering a 3-0 lead in the first set and losing it on a tie-break."It was strange," Rochus admitted "After that set I saw him a little bit down all the time I was fighting but I think he was in the lockers. The baby-faced Belgian Olivier Rochus stood tall in the land of the tennis giants yesterday by conceding six inches to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen and despatching the 30th seed in straight sets, 7-6 6-3 6-1. At 5ft 5in, Rochus is smaller than anyone on the circuit, including his older brother Christophe (a first-round loser here). But the wily campaigner, winner of eight Grand Slam singles' titles, uses his brain to respond to shots that his legs can't manage these days, and ultimately, the three-sets-to-one triumph of the No 1 seed was gained without undue stress.Quite some response, when some of the sceptics were ready to declare, as Ronnie Barker, nearly said: And it's goodnight to him..