Child comforted by John McEnroe after accident

Title

Child comforted by John McEnroe after accident

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

Margaret Shiels reports on an incident at the Wimbledon tennis championship in London, where a child was knocked to the ground by an American camera crew trying to film tennis player, John McEnroe. 8-year-old Katie(?) Watson received first aid after which she was comforted by McEnroe and his wife, actress Tatum O’Neal, in the players’ lounge. Includes interviews with Katie(?) Watson and mother, Mary Watson.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Mary Watson; Katie(?) Watson

Keywords

Accidents; London; Sport; UK; Children (age group); Wimbledon; Lawn tennis; John McEnroe; All-England Club; Katie(?) Watson

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