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Brisbane tennis coach to the stars Clive Martin survives heart attack after friends perform CPR on court
As a tennis coach in upmarket Kensington in London in the 1980s, Clive Martin trained entertainment royalty like Cliff Richard, Elton John and Princess Diana.
Key points:
- Tennis coach Clive Martin owes his life to his friends who raced to aid when he collapsed on the court
- More than 75 per cent of cases attended by the QAS had seen a witness or bystander commencing CPR
- Mr Martin’s friends say their first aid training proved invaluable
But the 57-year-old never imagined he would be part of a real-life drama on a tennis court in Brisbane.
He had just finished playing a social tennis match with friends at Morningside Tennis Centre in the city’s east on October 15 when a heart attack saw him collapse on the sideline.
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