The 1996 Grand Slam winner is coming over to support Les Mielles Tennis Club’s Schools Tennis Programme on Wednesday 9 June.

He will be taking part in a session at Les Landes School in the morning, working on general co-ordination and ball skills, before moving on to Les Mielles in the afternoon to provide more specialised coaching with Jersey’s budding tennis stars.

The former Dutch professional, who is being brought over by ABN Amro Bank along with a replica Wimbledon trophy, said: ‘I am really looking forward to visiting Jersey next month and to spending time with some of the up and coming tennis stars.’