Jumping by the River Thames


This week I thought I’d share something light-hearted and fun. Me practising my jumps/leaps by the River Thames in Richmond, Surrey, UK.  Monfils, here I come!
Now I just need my racquet in my hand and I'm good to go!


There's more where this photo came from! Check out my Instagram for a sequence of photos to see how I got up there and back down again, plus a couple of more leaps!






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