"I would have danced around the court, I would have kissed the umpire" - Sue Barker reflect on her only grand slam triumph

Former British tennis player Sue Barker who worked many years for BBC as part of their Wimbledon coverage team reflected upon her only grand slam win.

It happened a long time ago in 1976 when Barker was 20 and she played in the Roland Garros final. As any young tennis player, Barker thought it was going to be one of many but it ended up being her only grand slam trophy.

Reflecting on it, Barker admitted that she would have celebrated it much more emphatically had she known it would end up being her only one:

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"I was only young, 20, and I thought this would be the first of many. If I’d have known it was going to be my only one, I would have danced around the court, I would have kissed the umpire. But it was magical.”

On the match itself, Barker explained:

“[I was] absolutely terrified,” she said. “Because this was the dream – to win a Slam. Rankings are important, but legacy is the Grand Slams and I wanted to be a Grand Slam champion, so it just meant so much to me."

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