Former Wimbledon champion, Wes Moodie, born on 14 February 1979 in Scottburgh, South Africa, has been training in Bath as he prepares for this year's French Open.

South African Moodie, who is ranked number nine in the world in doubles, won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon with Stephen Huss in 2005. This year he is seeded fourth for the French Open with partner Dick Norman - the men's doubles gets underway on Wednesday, 26 May. The pair were doubles finalists at 2009 at Roland Garros.

Whilst in Bath, Wes - who trained at the University of Bath himself - practised with TeamBath Tennis Academy players. Wes, whose career has also included a singles tournament victory at the Japan Open in 2005, said: "It's very impressive here [and] it's got all the facilities you need.

• "Winning a singles title was very rewarding.
• "Winning Wimbledon was like winning the jackpot with a National Lottery ticket. It was unreal, an amazing experience.
• "I'm not really thinking about winning a grand slam right now.
• "You win grand slam titles by playing well and winning match by match."

Head coach Dave Sammel coached Wes earlier in his career. "Wes has got the right kind of personality to influence the kids in the right way," he said. "They can learn from him very quickly."

Among the players to train with Wes during his stay in Bath was 17-year-old Toby Martin. Toby combines training at the TeamBath Tennis Academy with his studies at Ralph Allen School. Toby, who is ranked at three nationally at Under-18s, got the opportunity to take on Wes in a singles set. He said: "It's pretty special to get the chance to play against and train with someone who's in the top ten in the world. "I was a little nervous at first, but once I got going I was fine. It wasn't easy though. You can learn so much from someone like Wes."

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