Warsaw: Poland's unprecedented success at Wimbledon is drumming up new levels of interest in tennis in the country.
In a nation where football is the dominant sport, images of Jerzy Janowicz, Lukasz Kubot and Agnieszka Radwanska graced the front pages of newspapers Tuesday, a day after all three reached the quarter-finals at the All England Club.
"A white-and-red Wimbledon," Gazeta Wyborcza declared, referring to the colors of the Polish flag. The Rzeczpospolita daily proudly declared: "We will have a Polish quarterfinal."
Janowicz and Kubot will play each other on Wednesday, guaranteeing Poland its first ever men's Grand Slam semifinalist, while last year's runner-up Radwanska beat Li Na on Tuesday to reach the semis.
On TVN24, the Wimbledon success was the top story of the day, alongside its coverage of Poland saying it would turn down a request for asylum from NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
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