Nazanin Zaghari: Watching tennis was my ray of hope in solitary confinement
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said that in solitary confinement in Evin Prison in 2016, watching the Wimbledon final, which ended with Andy Murray’s victory, gave her hope in life. In June 2016, after several months of being banned from books, newspapers, and media, the authorities allowed her to watch two television channels. One aired Iranian series, and the other Wimbledon tennis matches. They didn’t know what they had given me.
Nazanin Zaghari, an Iranian-British citizen, was able to return to the UK on March 16, 2022, after six years of imprisonment in Iran. Ms. Zaghari said she watched Andy Murray’s second Wimbledon victory from her cell in Evin Prison, a stadium that was about 5000 kilometers away at the time. I have always been a huge fan of yours, Andy Murray, but that time I was watching a match from solitary confinement that ended with your victory. I was overwhelmed by your win and cannot express how delightful it was for me.
