Walk between No.1 Court and the Aorangi practice courts, and the real work of Wimbledon never stops. Paul Skipp strings as he speaks, and if you mention that he’s inserting a small screwdriver into a ...

Tennis players rarely break strings anymore, but they still want their rackets to be given a fresh set. By Lola Fadulu Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at the people who string rackets at ...

Head to the practice court area at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home to the Wimbledon tennis championships, go down an alleyway beyond the warm-up room and the crèche, and you’ll find a small ...

Every day at the U.S. Open, Serena and Venus Williams will walk out to either a practice court or a match with six racquets in their respective bags. They might use two of them. After every use, they ...