David Mercer: BBC commentator and former Wimbledon umpire dies aged 70
David Mercer’s distinguished voice was heard on the BBC for more than 40 years BBC commentator and former tennis umpire David Mercer has died aged 70. Mercer, who umpired the 1984 Wimbledon final between John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, was part of the BBC’s commentary team for the grass-court Grand Slam for the past 35 years. He started his sports broadcasting career in 1979 after winning a BBC Wales competition, becoming a full-time broadcaster five years later. Mercer was appointed the corporation’s tennis correspondent in 1990. He is the only person to have umpired a...
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