Hot weather and Scot's long-awaited Wimbledon win contributed to 26% spike in exports of tennis equipment last year
If the pressure on Andy Murray at Wimbledon was not already enough, the government is hoping a repeat of last year's victory could also rekindle last summer's boom in exports of tennis rackets and strawberries.
The UK's trade and investment department (UKTI) has flagged up that hot weather and Murray's win on the grass court last year the first for a Briton in 77 years were partly behind a 26% spike in exports of tennis equipment.
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