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That Scottish tennis has failed to capitalise on the successes of Jamie and Andy.
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Not being a dad by the age of 32.
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Getting my teeth done. I had veneers and it took 18 months.
Billie Jean King. She’s the reason tennis is such an equal sport in terms of opportunity for women.
When I was 17, I was offered a tennis scholarship at the University of Virginia. I wish I had been brave enough to take it.
On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.
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