The Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England - Todd Martin sees the end of his career in sight, and the two-time Wimbledon semifinalist is not dwelling on how he will be remembered.

"When I die it's certainly not going to matter to me whether Billy Smith in 2223 knows how good of a career I had," he said Friday after losing in the third round to Rainer Schuettler. "It just has no bearing."

Martin, who became a father in January and turns 33 next month, is president of ATP Player Council.

His five-set loss to Schuettler prompted few questions about the match, and more about Lleyton Hewitt's $1.5 million suit against the ATP. The Aussie contends he was unfairly fined for failing to give an interview to ESPN last year.

"It is disappointing that he (Hewitt) finds it necessary to sue the ATP because, essentially, he's suing his fellow players," Martin said.

PEOPLE'S SATURDAY: The middle Saturday at Wimbledon, designated "People's Saturday," has gotten a bit more exclusive.

Citing safety concerns, the All England Club reduced the number of Centre Court tickets on sale today from 2,000 to 500.

"People's Saturday" was initiated in 1992 to recreate the atmosphere of the previous year, when matches were played on the middle Sunday, usually a rest day, because of rain disruptions the first week. Spectators were able to show up on the day and buy Centre Court tickets - meaning more serious tennis fans were on hand instead of the usual corporate audience.

Last year, on the eve of Tim Henman's third-round match against Wayne Ferreira on the middle Saturday, about 9,000 people camped out overnight in Wimbledon Park and surrounding areas. That caused security problems in the morning when fans jostled to get to the front of the line.

Henman will face Robin Soderling in a third-round match today.

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: Martina Navratilova doesn't feel young, but she doesn't feel 46, either.

"You know you lost something, but you don't know how much," she said. "It's much easier in track and field because you can really measure exactly what's going on."

She and Svetlana Kuznetsova won their second-round match Friday, beating Britons Helen Crook and Anna Hawkins 6-2, 6-1.

LONE AUSSIE: Australian tennis may be slumping, but don't overlook Mark Philippoussis. The Aussie will face the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek in the third round today.

"I feel like every match I'm playing I'm getting better," he said.

Grass is his best surface - and Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam where Philippoussis has reached the quarterfinals.

THE LONG GOODBYE: Ivo Karlovic, the 6-foot-10 Croat who ousted defending champion Hewitt in the first round, lost Friday in four sets to 6-5 Max Mirnyi.

Karlovic, the tallest man to ever play in Wimbledon, was asked how he dealt with his height.

"Well," he said, "I'm used to it."

BET ON IT: British bookmakers will lay odds on almost anything.

The odds that a streaker will cross Centre Court during the tournament? 6-1.

Bookmaker William Hill gives odds of 250-1 that Tim Henman's baby daughter Rosie will win the Wimbledon title one day.

At a glance

Men: Seeded winners - No. 4 Roger Federer; No. 5 Andy Roddick; No. 8 Sjeng Schalken; No. 9 Rainer Schuettler; No. 12 Paradorn Srichaphan; seeded losers - None.

Women: Seeded winners - No. 2 Kim Clijsters; No. 4 Venus Williams; No. 5 Lindsay Davenport; No. 13 Ai Sugiyama; No. 16 Vera Zvonareva; seeded losers - No. 7 Chanda Rubin by Silvia Farina Elia.

Today's featured men's match: Younes El Aynaoui (27) vs. Andre Agassi (2).

Today's featured women's match: Akiko Morigami vs. Jennifer Capriati (8).

Attendance: 39,833.