It takes some balls (no pun intended) to do this. It takes even more balls to do this when you’re a set and a game down. I guess being a Romanian tennis fan is more thrilling than being a British tennis fan. No amount of ‘Come on Tim’ could ever make Henman win a match. He was British – forever condemned to quarters and semis. I think we prefer failure as a nation, that way we can grumble and moan more.

But had he done things like this, just maybe we would have more fond memories of good old Tim. He was a bit bland wasn’t he? I salute you, Hanescu. I like the philosophy that, whatever the score, sport should be an exciting thing. I bet Llodra doesn’t have the same enthusiasm.