Interesting Fact - Sport
At Wimbledon yesterday four things happened. Federer won his 7th Wimbledon title and he won his 17th Grand Slam title. Whilst Andy Murray was the first Brit to play in a final since 1938 and the first Scot in over 100 years (in unity there is strength).
(But things are a bit different nowadays. When Bunny Austin, became the last British runner-up in 1938 he was given the princely sum of a fiver. Yesterday, Mr Murray won £575,000. Even Fred Perry, who won Wimbledon in 1936 only got a tenner, a tie, and a nice line in polo shirts. Surely inflation hasn't been that bad!)
(But things are a bit different nowadays. When Bunny Austin, became the last British runner-up in 1938 he was given the princely sum of a fiver. Yesterday, Mr Murray won £575,000. Even Fred Perry, who won Wimbledon in 1936 only got a tenner, a tie, and a nice line in polo shirts. Surely inflation hasn't been that bad!)