More about the man in a further article in today's Times (+ various colour photos in the print edition, too). I thought it was worth starting a separate thread, as it has some interesting things to say about the policy adopted by the school he attended (Reed's in Cobham) which I hope will spark more debate about the British way of producing tennis champions - or its signal failure to do so, as the case may be! Whatever the result of his match against Tursunov on N° 1 Court later this afternoon, "the boy done good", as they say... Best of luck, mate!
Who the hell is Simon Barnes and what makes him think he can write about tennis? I can tell him right now to please never try to write about tennis again
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Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive.... those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience
Dunno why everyone is getting so annoyed by this article, it is clearly supposed to be a light-hearted tongue-in-cheek piece rather than a serious report or profile. That is the job of modern-day columnists. Barnes is one of the better, more irreverent writers out there.