Spadea does the rap
Afp, London
Rap may be more in tune with gun-toting gangsters than the tea-sipping members of the genteel All England Club, but American player Vince Spadea is doing his best to bridge the gap at Wimbledon. Mobsters, guns and drugs it ain't, but outspoken part-time rapper Spadea -- motto "ain't afraid of ya" -- has been spewing out his rhymes around the grounds in his special "Wimbledon Rap". The 32-year-old American number five raps about Roger Federer, strawberries and cream, Anna Kournikova, eating scones, Prince William and even doing the laundry with Andre Agassi. "For a start, it's pretty obvious I'm white. I didn't grow up in the 'hood. I don't claim I have an urban influence," the world number 64 told Britain's The Sun newspaper. "Sometimes I'll rap to other players but I don't ram it down their throats. I did a rap on Andy Roddick at the Olympics." Spadea was knocked out of the men's singles first round by Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic, the 15th seed, but he is still in competition playing mixed doubles with compatriot Vania King. Spadea hopes to record an album in future. "I want to do my best to achieve respect and do something I'm proud of. I don't want to do something pop-ish. I don't want to sell out," he said. "I've had offers to do stuff in New York and, in a few weeks, I'll do some tracks to be downloaded off the Internet." The journeyman pro leads a busy lifestyle. His book "Break Point: The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player" upset some of his fellow players with its tales of chasing women while on the tour and hanging out with models.
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