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...
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...
What will Gordon be doing on centre court?
ReplyDeleteI just watched "Casablanca" and this dude looks like Bogart with a slightly bigger nose.
ReplyDeleteand for some reason his front shoe looks like a flipper. Maybe thats why he lost?
ReplyDeleteBy 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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