Andrew Jarrett - Wimbledon Referee for 14 Years

As the clay court season comes to an end, it means we´re just a few weeks away from the next Grand Slam of the year (and our favourite), Wimbledon. 🌱🇬🇧In today´s episode we talk to someone who knows the tournament more than most. Andrew Jarrett was the Referee at Wimbledon for 14 years between 2006 and 2019. A former player from Derby, Andrew represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup, and was a coach before becoming a world-renowned referee, and the face we were so used to seeing on the side of Centre Court!Andrew´s now written a book called ‘Championship Points’ all about his years at Wimbledon and his career in tennis, and chats to us about some of the highs and lows including:-How his playing days helped him in his later careers.Fearing for his safety in Nigeria.How he felt playing the first ever live Davis Cup singles match for Great Britain.Why he didn´t sleep much during the Wimbledon fortnight!The headaches and hard work involved in creating the Order of PlayHis take on Kato´s default at the French Open and more...Read full show notes here.Order a copy of ‘Championship Points’ here.