Simon Hughes takes up tennis at Tanner Street

Denis McMillan threw down the gauntlet to the MP at his regular constituency surgery a couple of weeks ago.

The local LTA qualified tennis coach wanted to show first-hand the benefits of proper tennis coaching for local adults and children.

Simon Hughes said: "With Wimbledon upon us again, I was glad to accept Denis's challenge for a bit of local tennis coaching.

"Local tennis coaches like Denis can help a lot.

"Denis runs a community interest company and is keen to offer tennis coaching to anybody locally with an interest in the sport.

Denis McMillan said: "Simon definitely has a natural instinct for tennis and chased the ball like an 18-year-old."

• Open-air big screens with live Wimbledon coverage can be found at Bankside Mix and The Scoop at More London

• Contact Denis McMillan on [email protected] for more details of his tennis coaching social enterprise.