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Wimbledon in December: Preparing the courts for summer
The playing surfaces at Wimbledon are some of the most recognisable and best in the world. The lush, green courts that grace millions of televisions during the summer hark back to a bygone age of flannel trousers, stiff upper lips and polite applause. But how do you maintain the famous grass during the cold winter…
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Wimbledon in December
A chill, drizzle-soaked wind blasts along Church Road towards the familiar bulk of Centre Court. Wimbledon in winter is certainly a far cry from the leafy backdrop of the summer tournament, with its legions of strawberry-eating fans squeezed onto Henman Hill. However, work never stops at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Throughout…
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How to make split-second decisions during a point
Tennis is a game of milliseconds, where a momentary lapse in concentration can hand the advantage to your opponent and, ultimately, lose you the game. It is, as the American novelist David Foster Wallace famously wrote, “chess on the run”. After all, when one player hits a shot, their opponent has on average just 500…
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