Central News: 17.06.1983: Greaves Report

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Summary

The American tennis star John McEnroe has recently been in the region opening a new tennis centre in Telford. During his visit he played a game with Jimmy Greaves.

Year:

1983

Duration:

0:11:20

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

LTO6

Description

Shots of John McEnroe arriving by helicopter and meeting Jimmy Greaves. We then see the brief match between McEnroe and Greaves in the indoor centre at Telford (McEnroe serves aces and the shots are inter-cut with cheering crowd scenes recorded when the venue was full). An interview follows during which he talked about money, the enjoyment he gets from the game, the problems he has with tennis officials, his prospect at the forthcoming Wimbledon tournament and his memories of beating Bjorn Borg in the 1981 final.


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