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Monday's passing shots

A look back at Day 7 at the All England Club in photos, links, tweets and more.

Photo of the Day

Jay-Z watches Monday's fourth-round showdown between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro (from SI.com's Best Shots from Day 7 at Wimbledon).

SW19 Clicks

Gawker had some fun with Kate Middleton's range of facial expressions today at Wimbledon  ... Could the new pasta bar in the players' restaurant be responsible for the wave of stomach trouble at this year's tournament? ... A video comparison of Happy Serena and Sad Serena ... Surprise quarterfinalist Bernard Tomic lands Page 1A of Tuesday's Sydney Daily Telegraph ... Here's Andy Murray's latest column for BBC Sport ... More grumblings about NBC's tennis coverage ... Which canine-loving tennis player was the lead item of SI.com's Hot Clicks today?

The Tweet Beat

"Some days hurt more than others. Today is one of those days."

--Defending Wimbledon doubles champ Vania King, after Monday's second-round loss in the ladies' doubles, 2:57 p.m. ET

"One thing i really hate: People throw things out of their car on the road. Today, a 60 year old guy threw out a whole newspaper."

--Holland's Robin Haase, thinking green, 1:22 p.m. ET

"What do u guys think about it?!?! :-) http://instagr.am/p/GgPWy/"

--Israel's Shahar Peer, showing off her photo op with one of the world's most famous musicians, 12:53 p.m. ET

Go Figure

175 ... Estimated WTA ranking of Serena Williams next Monday, once her 2,000 points from last year's Wimbledon title are taken off the books.

8 ... Number of European countries represented in this year's women's quarterfinals.

98 ... Years since all eight quarterfinalists in the women's tournament have been European.

Must-See Video

Even Juan Martin del Potro couldn't help but applaud Rafael Nadal after this point.

They Said It

"If I'd known they were coming, I would have shaved."

--Andy Murray, after meeting Prince William and Kate Middleton following Monday's fourth-round win

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