SAINTS football legend Francis Benali and Wimbledon tennis wizard Chris Wilkinson have teamed up to try to boost British sport.
Twenty-nine-year-old Wilkinson, who announced his retirment from full-time professional tennis after bow-ing out of Wimbledon to Gustavo Kuerten last week, now wants to establish a production line of young players capable of taking part.
And Benali, who has been a friend of Southampton's former Davis Cup star since the two met playing football in the Southampton Tyro League nearly 20 years ago, helped him launch his new tennis academy at Bishopstoke Tennis Club yesterday. Full story in Thursday's Daily Echo.
Converted for the new archive on 25 January 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article