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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

A grunt is all you need…if you’re a blind tennis fan

5 Live In Short

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Hassan Khan is a blind tennis fan, and he can enjoy the sport without any commentary thanks to three things – “the squeak of a player’s boot, how the ball hits the racquet and the player’s grunting�. His attention to those details mean he sometimes knows what has happened before the players know themselves. “I’ve called it out before he’s shouted, because I can tell he’s overcooked it,� he says. Blind since the age of three, Hassan has never seen a backhand. He says he doesn’t like to ask questions as he doesn’t want to spoil the enjoyment of others around him. This clip was originally from 5 live sport on Tuesday 6th October 2015.

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