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World Service,6 mins

Wimbledon, Wheaton and Writing

Not by the Playbook

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In 1991 David Wheaton reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, beating Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi on the way. It was just one of the highlights of a very successful career. However like so many sport stars when the body no longer allows you to perform at the elite level you still have a life time ahead of you. So David turned his attention to a new career, but as he explained to Shari Vahl, he didn't plan what happened next Photo: (R) David Wheaton during his semi final at Wimbledon in 1991 (CREDIT: Russell Cheyne/Getty) The cover of his latest book (L)

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