Serving up friendship

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Former tennis professional Louise Pleming was travelling the globe as a tennis commentator and elite coach when her life took an unexpected turn. The Australian met Brian Turton whilst she was volunteering at a soup kitchen. Brian had always dreamt of a professional tennis career but instead he found himself living on the streets. Louise tells Sportshour’s Katie Smith how that chance meeting sparked a friendship which had a hugely beneficial effect on them both and many communities in Australia. It led to Louise setting up the charity Rally4Ever which uses tennis to help people get back on their feet. Image: A group of participants from Rally4Ever’s Sydney programme after a pickleball lesson from tennis legend Andre Agassi, Justin Gimelstob and Louise Pleming (Credit: @raquelpires_photography / rally4ever.org)