As I slowly got sucked in for all 4 hours and 42 minutes of the Wimbledon Men’s Championship this weekend, a random thought crossed my mind.
Is the groundsman at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club reacting the same way to the huge swaths of dirt patches that have developed in their treasured patch of grass the same way our parents did when, through repeated front yard summer baseball/Wiffle ball games, similar dirt patches developed where the batter’s box was?
And, if so, what are the consequences for the players? Do they need to change their position for service/return as we did for homeplate? Are they obligated to help with reseeding/regrowing next spring?
Just wondering:-)
Cheers to Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova on their victories and helping provide the viewing world with a remarkable fortnight.