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Sportshour: Wimbledon Special

Wimbledon Special

06/07/2013

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Wimbledon Special

What is like to live with a player during Wimbledon? We follow Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig.

Puig lives in a house like this?
Some players rent big properties for the Wimbledon fortnight. Less high profile players rent a room in a family home. We follow a rising star Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig all the way to her bedroom, as we find out what it’s like to live with a player at Wimbledon

Behind the net
We speak to the unsung heroes who have what seem like the oddest or hardest jobs at Wimbledon, from the player’s chef to the official Wimbledon player’s hairdresser

Against the odds
South Korea’s Lee Duck-Hee at just 15 is a just like any other up and coming player trying to break through and become a star… Except he’s deaf. He tells us about his Wimbledon and how he overcomes his obstacles

Right racquet 
The International Tennis Federation has 210 countries affiliated to them - second only to FIFA. We speak to Dave Miley the man in charge of developing the game around the world about how he deals with rouge governments! 

Battle of the Sexes
We hear from Billie Jean King and Zara Hayes the producer of the film Battle of the Sexes joins us to talk about the legacy of King’s victory over Bobby Riggs 40 years ago.

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