It’s that time of year again: strawberries, rain, athletic young folk leaping about in whites, and the gentle thwack of balls. Tennis balls, that is. Yup, Wimbledon is here again. Two weeks of joy for tennis fans, two weeks of fuming and searching the tv listings for *anything* that isn’t tennis for those of a [...]
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Anyone for tennis?
Posted in Britain, Sport, TV, events on June 22, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Posted in Britain, Kate Johnson, Sport, life, tagged Sport, tennis on June 25, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Wimbledon, that is. The freshly-cut grass, the polite applause, the strawberries and cream, the rain, the stoic disappointment, the endless queuing…it’s about as British as you can get.
So what is it about Wimbledon? I’m not usually very interested in sport—I’m baffled by cricket and the only thing I know about rugby is that you get [...]
