Friday, 3 July 2009

Remembering Bunny Austin

According to a headline I happened to glimpse in someone's Sun this morning, when the musclebound Scottish lout steps out onto Centre Court this afternoon, his mission will be to end '71 years of pain'. How very true that is. I remember sitting courtside when Bunny Austin crashed out to Don Budge - the pain, the pain, I've never really got over it - and I'm sure I speak for many there...
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  1. David3 July 2009 at 13:15

    What will Gordon be doing on centre court?

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  2. Susan B.3 July 2009 at 13:24

    I just watched "Casablanca" and this dude looks like Bogart with a slightly bigger nose.

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  3. worm3 July 2009 at 16:17

    and for some reason his front shoe looks like a flipper. Maybe thats why he lost?

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  4. Nige3 July 2009 at 16:52

    By the way, his nickname Bunny came from the comic strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. I wonder what Murray's nickname Andy comes from...

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