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“I never dreamed when I was competing at The Championships that I would one day be interviewing the winners on Centre Court for the BBC.”

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For me, I still wish every day that I could play tennis again. It's such an incredible, wonderful job to have.

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When I became a presenter, Bob Wilson was the only other ex-sportsman doing it.

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