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Andrew Castle has confirmed this year’s Wimbledon will beryllium his past astatine nan commentator’s mic, nan erstwhile British No 1 leaving nan “best gig successful sports broadcasting” aft much than 2 decades arsenic nan BBC makes changes to its coverage.
The 62-year-old, who will stay successful station arsenic nan All England Championships get underway connected Monday, told nan The Times: “It’s been a hellhole of a journey. I can’t opportunity I person enjoyed each infinitesimal because location person been moments of unit and controversy, but it has been a immense privilege.
“To beryllium honest, erstwhile I sewage nan occupation 23 years ago, a batch of nan much knowledgeable commentators felt that they should person been first successful line. Their noses were put retired of joint. So, successful nan wider strategy of things, I americium fortunate that I had nan champion gig successful sports broadcasting for truthful long, during nan top property of men’s tennis.”
Castle was uncertain astir his future, he replied: “My woman Sophia and I are building a location and we’re astir to person a 3rd grandchild, truthful things are good. I americium not judge what will travel adjacent professionally, but immoderate it is, I’ll clasp it.”
Castle was Britain’s No 1 men’s singles subordinate successful 1986, and made nan 3rd information astatine nan US Open successful 1987, losing successful 4 sets to Boris Becker. He established himself arsenic a commentator astatine GMTV and has worked for Sky Sports arsenic good arsenic being a game-show big and DJ.
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