Mark Carruthers's Articles – July 2009 Archive (4)

(Rafael Nadal is returning to the tour at the Rogers Cup in Montreal in a few weeks. Not that he needs it, but I thought a letter of encouragement from yours truly would be a nice gesture to tennis' ultimate warrior.)



Dear Rafa,



You don't know me.



I'm not mental or anything so don't freak out.



We have nothing in common except we both play tennis - you slightly better than me - and that we have both been MIA as of late. As a matter of fact, one of my… Continue

My favourite pommy movie ever is 'Snatch' and my favourite pommy invention ever is Wimbledon.



In case you're wondering - and I know I have you on the edge of your seats right now - curry after a night on the turps wins the silver with bangers and mash, english breakfast tea and Keira Knightley fighting it out for the bronze.



Why not combine the two I thought? Don't mind if I do. So, without further delay, here's some Wimbledon awards courtesy of Turkish, Mickey, cousin Avi… Continue

For the most complete and humurous round-up of one of the greatest Wimbledon finals ever, check out www.noworriestennis.com where I compiled an up to the minute running diary of the match.

Enjoy.

Hola,

Please check out my new website, www.noworriestennis.com.

It's totally devoid of political correctness and guarantees to be entertaining and make you think, laugh and hopefully teach you something at the same time.

I am sick of generic BS tennis journalism so I have started out on my own crusade that aims to make tennis even more fun to follow.

Enjoy.

Mark Carruthers