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kopend | 10:20 Wed 22nd Jun 2011 | Other Sports
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has any reasonably well know tennis player ever gone onto be an umpire
also any other less well know wimbledon facts / trivia???
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No idea if this is true - According to my mother the tennis championships used to use the tennis courts at Wimbledon High School (girls). She was there about 1930.
10:29 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
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Having just googled it, it appears she may have been confused. The first championships were played at the private tennis club in Worple Road - where it is very possible Wimbledon High School went to play tennis.
10:32 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
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I've never heard of a top player becoming an umpire..............3 of my local league players have umpired at Wimbledon.
10:41 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
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who played the first shot at wimbledon??? i typed it into google and it said 'server not found'
10:50 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
Avatar Image Frank97
Isn't the same with cricket and football? I've never heard of a top player going on to become a umpire/referee.
10:58 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
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The Rubettes have kept their white caps on and gone on to be linesmen. I expect them to sing "Sugar Baby Love" at any time.
P.S. C'mon Andy.
22:39 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
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D97 In cricket Dickie Bird, Richard Illingworth,Bumble & Peter Willey went on to become umpires.
But yes no footballers went on to become refs
00:39 Fri 01st Jul 2011

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