Northern Vision is proud to announce that Tiger Tim will join the Nottingham Masters this year as the official mascot. Tiger Tim will be in Nottingham for the lead-up into the event and of course throughout the tournament itself. Tim is originally from Liverpool where he also supports the Tradition-ICAP Liverpool International Tennis Tournament. We are very grateful that Tim has had a couple of minutes to give an interview to www.nottinghammasters.co.uk.
You can also check out Tiger Tim’s Facebook site and become a friend to see how he spends his time in Nottingham.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: Hello Tiger Tim, how are you? Thank you for joining the elite line-up of the Nottingham Masters 2010.
Tiger Tim: I’m very well, thank you. I’m getting so excited about playing tennis all summer and I am especially excited about the Nottingham Masters as it will be the first tennis tournament of my life.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: What brings such a rare breed to the City of Legends?
Tiger Tim: Well, you have already given the answer there. I love legends and I hope to become a tiger legend one day too. When I was working at the tournament in Liverpool, people told me that there is a great event in Nottingham so I came down to the East Midlands to have a look and show Nottingham my tennis talent.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: So when did you start playing tennis?
Tiger Tim: Well, I used to be more interested in winter sports but because tennis is such an exciting sport I decided to start playing it this year. I’m still a beginner but I am learning pretty quickly, I think.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: Where do you come from?
Tiger Tim: I was born in Africa but I came over to England a long time ago. Even in Africa we have heard of Nottingham because of Robin Hood and I am so happy to be here now.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: Which player are you looking forward to the most?
Tiger Tim: Well, I once saw Mansour Bahrami on BBC 1 (Big Big Cats 1) and he is such a funny and entertaining tennis player. I can’t wait to see him in action again. Maybe I can convince him to play with me for a bit, that would be absolutely brilliant. But I am also excited to see Martina Hingis. A Milka cow mate told me at my time at the University of Wild Animals, where I studied Mascot Studies, that she was a former World No. 1 and I think it is great that such a good player is coming to show her talent in Nottingham.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: Where will you spend the weeks running into the event?
Tiger Tim: I’m really looking forward to walking around Nottingham City Centre. I especially like Market Square. Its a beautiful city and I want to get to know as many people as possible. I want to speak to the kids in particular and I’ll try to convince them to play tennis Tiger style like I do.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: How can people get in touch with you?
Tiger Tim: I will be around until the end of the tournament but I also have a Facebook account on which you can become my friend.
Nottinghammasters.co.uk: Thank you very much for the interview Tiger, it’s a pleasure to have you in Nottingham.
Tiger Tim: Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to talk to you. I will see you at the Nottingham Tennis Centre from Thursday, 10th June.