'When I was an eight-year-old kid, I never thought Wimbledon wasn’t for me,' says Qasa Alom 'Yes, they serve strawberries and cream and it was traditionally white-dominated. But I just saw some guys on free TV playing tennis' 🎾 Interview
wasn’t for me,” said the investigative journalist and YouTube filmmaker thrust into the spotlight as the new“Yes, they serve strawberries and cream and it was traditionally white-dominated. But I just saw some guys on free TV playing tennis. I think it’s adults who start to impose politics on it and say, ‘Oh. It’s very white, middle-class dominated.’”
There still remains a dearth of British Asian players on the competitive circuit. “The number of young people playing regularly is down. It’s not just a British Asian problem, it’s a societal problem,” said the journalist, born to a British Bangladeshi family. Citing John Inverdale as his broadcasting role model, for his ability to move seamlessly from sports to current affairs, Alom’s Wimbledon elevation was questioned by some who said the role should have gone to a tennis “specialist”.
Fronting a show watched by millions of viewers inevitably means every word Alom utters will be scrutinised on social media. He is primed for the additional exposure after being described as a “hunky environmentalist” by one newspaper. Alom’s experience handling live events for the BBC Asian Network and 5 Live will come in handy for the fast-paced highlights show, which often begins while Centre Court matches are still reaching a climax.The good news for Wimbledon fans who aren’t glued to screens during the day is that the highlights will no longer be a movable feast. “To avoid the confusion we’ve had when there’s been several different programmes, things are going to be a bit different.
“Yes, we’ll be analysing how straight a player’s arm needs to be for their backhand but also our job is to tell the stories of the day for people who aren’t hardcore tennis fans like me.”
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