Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.
I'm not a big tennis fan.
While I'm more of a soccer and tennis fan myself, I still enjoying catching some football games when I get the chance.
My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I've always been a tennis fan.
Every time I hit the ball on the wall I uses to pretend I was there (Wimbledon). When I went to sleep I used to pretend I was there.
I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.
If you look at the figures, the average age of the tennis fan is 62 years old.
I'm a massive tennis fan! I love it to bits. I wish I could play, but I am worried that the muscles required for tennis are sort of in direct opposition to those required for mandolin playing.
When I was around the ages of 9, 10, and 11, I loved watching Marat Safin because I found his game exciting. Since he retired, I would say that my idol has been Andy Murray.
I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on.
