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Wimbledon diary

  • Ken Rosewall (second left), Rod Laver (second right), Lleyton Hewitt and his son Cruz at Tennis Australia's barbecue in Wimbledon

    Wimbledon diary: Rosewall landmark, Dart’s coach and a young Jagger

    Tennis Australia honours the eight-time major winner while Lindsay Davenport’s son enters the boys’ singles
  • Wimbledon spectators in rain

    Wimbledon diary: weather joins Murray lament – and anyone for a £5 water top-up?

    Revamped shop benefits as crowds try to dodge the rain while Evian provides refilling station for spectators
  • Iga Swiatek during her second-round match against Petra Martic at Wimbledon 2024.

    Wimbledon diary: AI mishaps, clippings and reaction-speed testers

    The AI trained preview bot needs some fine-tuning while cult favourite Bill Bryson paid a special Independence Day visit
  • Coco Gauff serves to Anca Todoni.

    Wimbledon diary: weather watching, speed of service and what’s in an SSQ

    A trip to the museum at SW19 also reveals prices have gone up since the Victorian era even more than the speed of serves
  • Visitors to Wimbledon queue up for strawberries and cream at the Championships

    Wimbledon diary: champagne stops play, and the joy of queuing

    Etiquette of when to pop your cork is still important if you don’t want to suffer the umpire’s ire
  • The manual draw boards in all their timeless majesty

    Wimbledon diary: manual draw boards and shrinkflation on the Hill

    Some areas of the tournament have resisted the merciless onward march of technology – and that’s a blessing
  • Aneke Rune cheers on her son.

    Wimbledon diary: mothers, husbands and balls of iron but no boxers

    Players’ families can be conspicuous by their presence and absence while there is one man who can beat Djokovic
  • Elina Svitolina: running out of Harry Styles concerts to attend.

    Wimbledon diary: Svitolina’s Styles dilemma and Blake bigs up Eubanks

    Elina Svitolina may want to wait to see Harry Styles while the numbers are up through the gates of SW19
  • Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan celebrates a winner against Russia’s Andrey Rublev.

    Wimbledon diary: a champagne moment and a Tsitsipas tip-up

    Popping corks shatter some illusions on No 3 Court, while two brothers from Greece have their odyssey cut short
  • David Beckham, in his favourite tan suit, with his mother, Sandra, in the royal box at Wimbledon.

    Wimbledon diary: Jigsaws taken off sale while Beckham shows off his tan

    Jigsaw fans are in pieces after protest while David Beckham and Jannik Sinner surprise the fashionistas
  • Ryan Peniston races to return the ball against Andy Murray on Centre Court

    Wimbledon diary: Peniston makes most of ‘premium’ Centre Court spot

    Defeat by Andy Murray could leave Ryan Peniston low on energy while Carlos Alcaraz channels his inner LL Cool J
  • Andrey Rublev playing against Max Purcell

    Wimbledon diary: Rublev speaks out as Russian players return after ban

    The No 7 seed says there were ‘better options’ than last year’s move, while Azarenka praises ‘a thoughtful addition’ to the rules
  • Empty seats on Court One on June 30.

    Wimbledon diary: mystery of the missing punters heats up

    Attendance figures for Wednesday were low again, while Covid continues to knock out players from the men’s draw
  • Ugo Humbert enjoyed a big win against Casper Ruud, despite initially turning up without his rackets.

    Wimbledon diary: no rackets, no problem as Humbert dispatches Ruud

    Ugo Humbert arrived on court without his rackets but once he located them, the world No 112 was able to see off the No 3 seed
  • Nick Kyrgios shouts out in his match with Paul Jubb on Court 3.

    Wimbledon diary: crowds are down and Nick Kyrgios wants respect

    Matteo Berrettini has been ruled out of Wimbledon 2022 with Covid, while organisers want to get players’ names right
  • Jodie Burrage during her first-round tie against Lesia Tsurenko

    Wimbledon diary: Burrage saves the day while Djokovic makes history

    A fainting ballboy is revived, record-breaking rainfall and The Queue goes international on a busy day one in SW19
  • Ashleigh Barty

    Wimbledon diary: Rebel Wilson rejects Ashleigh Barty’s second billing

    As per usual on Manic Monday more men than women were on Centre Court but does that provide the best entertainment at Wimbledon?
  • Nick Kyrgios refused to apologise after hitting the ball at Rafael Nadal during his second round defeat at Wimbledon.

    Wimbledon diary: Nick Kyrgios’s latest controversy and bubble trouble

    Nick Kyrgios’s failure to apologise provokes surprise at SW19 while a champagne bottle threatens to disrupt play on Court 18
  • Felix Auger-Aliassime

    Wimbledon diary: Titles go missing and Canadians everywhere

    Free adverts on the BBC, public press conferences and Wimbledon catches up with mid-20th century
  • It is tennis only on the big screens at Wimbledon, so World Cup fans must leave the grounds to watch England’s quarter-final with Sweden.

    Wimbledon diary: Pubs prepare for mass exit to watch England-Sweden

    Nearby pubs are set to strike it rich on Saturday afternoon because the All England Club refuses to show football on its public screens
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