Wimbledon Rogue

<b>Saga Magazine's Books to Read in June 2026</b></p><p><b>'From his precious vantage point, Bill recreates a world of gossip, lust and ambition, infused with sly humour and cultured judgment. This book is an ace!'</b> Tunku Varadarajan, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i></p><p><b>'Another masterpiece of insider fiction by William Coles... and very funny too'</b> Robert Twigger</p><p><b><i>Wimbledon Rogue</i> is what happens when the world's most buttoned-up sporting event is infiltrated by a mischievous tabloid reporter.</b></p><p>It's Wimbledon 1996 - and tennis journeyman Shane Horne has suddenly started winning matches. Though Shane's wins have got nothing to do with his brilliant tennis technique. Shane is winning because he's made a new friend: Kim, the rogue Wimbledon linesman.</p><p>Kim is so much more than a mere crooked tennis umpire. He's also an undercover tabloid reporter digging up al the Wimbledon dirt that's fit to print. Along the way, Kim just happens to be a matchmaker supreme. He's finding love for not just his fellow umpires, but for the Referee, and for the Honorary Stewards and even for the Wimbledon Cook. <i>Wimbledon Rogue</i> is the first ever Rom-Com that is focused on that fast-dying breed, the tennis linesman. There have been linesman at Wimbledon for 147 years - but there has never yet been a novel about them. Until Now.</p>