71.   And the crowds are younger, prettier and often tougher.

72.   And the crowds have been huge.

73.   And there will be crowds.

74.   And you know, when I played today I felt the crowd was really supportive, and it was a nice feeling to feel that respect.

75.   And why should the crowd have been large?

76.   Apart from colorfully clad indigenous women, the crowd was decidedly young, urbane and middle class.

77.   Appropriately, the Centre Court crowd was as boisterous as Ivanisevic.

78.   Anyway, it was mesmerizing, and the crowd was with it the whole way.

79.   Are the crowds good or bad?

80.   Arena capacity has been reduced and decorative draperies are used so space will not yawn hollow if crowds are small.