Calling the Shots: My Autobiography

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Barker started working for the BBC as a tennis presenter in 1993, and the following year began to present coverage of the Wimbledon tennis championships; she stepped down from this role after the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. [3] Barker is a former presenter of A Question of Sport. To anyone under 50, Barker, now 66, is probably best known for being a TV presenter and on Sunday at the end of this year's Wimbledon she stepped down after 30 years at the helm of live sports broadcasting for the BBC. Barker had continued her fine form that year in front of home fans at Wimbledon, reaching the quarter-finals where she faced a 19-year-old Martina Navratilova, yet to win the first of her 18 Grand Slam singles titles.

Actually I have to get that comment right, Sue's two careers, a tennis career, and a television career. How you see Sue on the television is the real Sue, and admire so much when she says "You see enough of me on television, you won't see me showing my house off in the Hello Magazine.I had just passed my driving test two months before and I'm on a plane to Los Angeles and I got to LAX and went to rent my car. I was so excited I upgraded myself to a convertible!”

Pearce, Sally (12 January 1986). "Cliff Richard, the pop world's greatest survivor, says..." New Straits Times . Retrieved 7 July 2013. I have always been a huge fan of A Question of Sport, and I was devastated when Sue was forced to leave. Needless to say, I haven't watched it since. It's just not the same anymore. Ultimately, they cut short her career at 29. The decision to retire left her "crying like a baby" and she had no plan B. Sue Barker: BBC could have handled my Question of Sport exit better". BBC News. 30 September 2022 . Retrieved 19 February 2023. She also recorded victories over many of the sport's greatest names - from Martina Navratilova, to Chris Evert, to Billie Jean King.Before I go I want to give you one last hug, Sue,” he said. “Thank you for everything. You’ve been amazing, unbelievable, we’re going to miss you absolutely big time, you’re like the Roger Federer of the broadcasting world.” My parents, however, were wary. They didn’t like the age difference of 16 years — I was 25, Cliff was 41 — and Dad warned me it could become a problem as we got older."