GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE

A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room. Gemma and Johnny Hitchcock will be enjoying the tournament on their very own Centre Court after transforming their lounge into a mini tennis court. So if rain interrupts play at the All England Club, the couple can enjoy a match on their own court in the comfort of their three bedroom semi-detached home. Gemma, 24, from Woodville, Derbyshire, admits she wasn't thrilled with the idea after her husband Johnny, came up with the crazy concept, but now she has accustomed to her new-look living room."I thought he was joking but then he started looking into it properly and getting measurements done and it just went from there, "Gemma, an account manager for a public relations agency, said

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