I can recall a time when it felt that there was just one Christian among the different sports we loved. In football, it was Gavin Peacock. In athletics, it was triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards, and in tennis it was the ultra-cool Andre Agassi.

It’s difficult to know whether this was more perception than reality, particularly with social media now making it easier to know more about the sports stars we love. But whatever the truth, it now feels rare for a major sporting tournament to not feature at least a handful of Christians – and that includes Wimbledon, which concludes this weekend…

This article appeared on the Premier Christianity blog in July 2025. To read the full piece, please click here.