According to http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45367&c=1, what the judge actually said was:

The meaning complained of is a narrow one, confined on the face of it to highlighting what the claimant alleges is a purely factual error - i.e. that he had lost 54 professional matches on the trot (and these were the only professional matches he had played) rather than 54 professional matches on the trot when playing on the international tennis circuit...

"It seems to me, despite the way the matter has been pleaded, that the real complaint here is one of ridicule: that is, not merely of incompetence or lack of skill, but that the claimant was made to look absurdly bad at tennis...

She said that a "reasonable and sensible reader" would not think the suggestion he was the "the worlds worst" tennis player was a "free standing and objectively verifiable allegation independent of his record of losses in the 54 matches played all around the world".

She said: In my view it is clear that it is being said, that the claimant was the worlds worst, in the sense that he had the world record for the longest losing streak of 54 matches on the international professional tennis circuit.

That all seems eminently sensible, especially the final paragraph.

I just took a look at his website. Two things in the main struck me. Firstly how unusual it is for someone of his rank to have their own website... but maybe he dabbles in website creation and runs it himself, in which case fair enough you might expect to see lower ranked players with some net expertise making their own sites.

Secondly, and this is what really stood out, you guys know what I'm talking about, on the actual homepage the first thing you see is a very lengthy sidebar with the title "Apologies & Corrections" very prominently displayed. The other things that you'd expect to find on a players website such as News, Results etc etc are in a small header bar and a collection of small boxes, much more inconspicuous. I myself don't want to get into the discussion about the man's personality, but really, a tennis player's website ought to display most prominently tennis related things! Such as results, tournament schedule, perhaps a training blog, that kind of thing... I just think it says something that the "Apologies & Corrections" features so very highly... demonstrates a greater concern with that than the tennis.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Thursday 29th of April 2010 10:23:31 PM

There is a segment on the esteemed Mr Dee at the end of the most recent edition of radio 4's news quiz, available on iplayer.

Hee, hee - Mr Dee makes the odd one out round on 'Have I got news for you' as one of the worst ....

Can't believe I was beaten to it!

-- Edited by goldfish on Thursday 13th of May 2010 08:27:49 PM

Oh no, I missed HIGNFY!!!! I thought it was on Friday night! I'll catch the uncut version on Saturday.

...or just know what's been in the news 

I call for an eliminating match between Diego and Dee! Two legends! This would be epic!