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Murphy Jensen(born October 30, 1968) is an American professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan. His older brother is former professional male tennis player Luke Jensen. Jensen has a son William (born 1999[1][2]) with actress Robin Givens. They dated off and on from early 98-00.

Jensen and his brother attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Professional Tennis career

Jensen was unheard of until 1993 when he and his brother, Luke Jensen, won the men's doubles title at the French Open. He quickly made headlines in the tennis world for his outstanding playing abilities

In July 1995 he made headlines when failing to turn up for his mixed doubles match at Wimbledon. It later transpired that he had gone on a fishing trip. He was defaulted and fined $1,000. A spokesman for Wimbledon police said subsequently: "He has not behaved in the way you would expect of a tennis professional."

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Film and Television career

Since retiring from the game, Jensen has made his home in Hollywood, California, where he has acted in bit parts in films such as Wimbledon and more recently Tennis, Anyone. He currently hosts several programs on the Tennis Channel, including Open Access and "Murphy's Guide."

On "Open Access," Jensen reports on high-profile tennis events around the world and interviews participating players about their lives and careers. Click here for more info and Tennis Channel schedule

Each episode of the more comedic "Murphy's Guide" is a guide for tourists to a particular city where a major tennis tournament is taking place, such as Paris, London, New York, Melbourne etc. At least one major player appears at some point in the episode, and there is usually a brief segment about where enthusiasts of the game can play when in town, but the show's content mainly features Jensen attepmpting to navigate the city's sights, trying exotic food, and interacting with locals in his unique style. Through his experiences and misadventures, however, specific travel information about local hotels, restaurants, and attractions is conveyed, often with the help of animated maps and graphics. Many episodes also feature a scripted opening sequence, such as Jensen being made to walk the plank by the pirates of Treasure Island in Las Vegas, being psychoanalyzed by Sigmund Freud in Vienna, and impersonating James Bond and Crocodile Dundee in London and Melbourne, respectively.

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