![]() ![]() from his match against Tom Gullikson at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It's where traditions are challenged but never forgotten, where the greats have been crowned and where even Sir Cliff Richard has entertained the crowds during the rain.įeaturing contributions from John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graff, Roger Federer, Boris Becker, Bille Jean King, the Williams sisters, Rafa Nadal, plus celebrity fans like Sir Cliff Richard and Stephen Fry. You Cannot Be Serious is a book written by the worlds former 1 tennis player John McEnroe. Wimbledon is the place gladiators like Borg and McEnroe, Federer and Nadal went head to head, where Mahut and Isner played for days and Novotna cried on Centre Court. The memories are plentiful: the champions, the fierce rivalries, the tantrums, the British expectation, the weather, the fashions. This documentary celebrates 125 years of Wimbledon history, featuring archive of the tournament's most memorable moments and illuminating interviews with the key players and famous fans. Centre Court, the Fred Perry statue, Henman Hill (now Murray Mound), the Locker rooms, the Royal Box. US tennis legend John McEnroe was famed for his regular outbursts on the court. SW19: The postcode alone generates a thousand images in any tennis fan's head. McEnroe became known as the Bad Boy of tennis during the 1980s after he told judge at the Wimbledon tennis tournament: You cannot be serious during a dispute over a call. ![]()
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