The Official Wimbledon Podcast

3: Doppel Deutschland

06.26.2019 - By WimbledonPlay

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When Boris Becker and Steffi Graf swept the Wimbledon singles titles on an historic July day in 1989, millions of Germans west and east of the Berlin Wall were glued to their television and radio sets. A few months later, Germany came together for very different reasons with the fall of the Wall. This is a tale of opportunity, restrictions and hope, and how sport has a unique way of bringing people together.

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With many thanks to Boris Becker, Paul Zimmer, Anne McElvoy, Jens-Peter Hecht, Martina Navratilova, Sebastian Fitzek, Rennae Stubbs, Zina Garrison and Simon Chadwick.

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