UK Prime Minister David Cameron was reportedly given a tennis lesson by retired British tennis player and commentator Andrew Castle at Wimbledon on Saturday.
A well-known tennis fan, Cameron had reportedly texted Castle, asking him for a match, after delivering his speech at the Tory Party conference last week, following which Castle set up the match at Wimbledon, and unsurprisingly, won easily against Cameron.
According to the Mirror, before the match, Castle said that the match would be a restorative for Cameron after the conference season, adding that in his view, it is important to exercise the man who is leading UK so as to keep him fit and well.
Castle further quipped that it is also important to punish Cameron now and then so that he has proper respect for the citizens, adding that he did that by giving him a 'good spanking' on the tennis court.
Cameron had once allegedly turned down a phone conversation with US President Barack Obama while playing with an old friend, the report added.
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