[Editor's note: New Zealander Chris Lewis made it all the way to the Wimbledon final, against John McEnroe, in 1983. Though McEnroe gave him short shrift, Chris's gutsy semi-final against Kevin Curran still rates as one of the most memorable Wimbledon matches of recent times. It lasted just under four hours. Then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher thought she'd drop by, & stayed, transfixed. Chris, whom I'm proud & delighted to call "friend" as well as "hero," wrote this article for 'The Free Radical' just after the 2000 Olympics, where poor performances by New Zealand athletes sparked a clamour for more government assistance for sportspeople. - Linz] (Read more...)
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