The All England Club were trying to think this week of any surviving members who may have witnessed Bunny Austin's final in 1938, but there are none. The last alive was the Daily Mail's much-loved former tennis correspondent Laurie Pignon, who sadly died three months ago, before getting to see Andy Murray replace Austin in history.
Tennis Pole stars It's amazing how many successful players are second generation immigrants whose parents hail from eastern Europe, with Polish origins prevalent now. The antecedents of Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and German stand-outs Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki hail from there, as do those of emerging British doubles player Dominic Inglot.
It's a curious phenomenon that the UK pro tennis season drops off a cliff after Wimbledon, the Olympics notwithstanding. If you need a fix, then head to the contrasting $10,000 Futures event in Ilkley, Yorkshire, where GB's Josh Goodall is top seed.
The seedy solution
Speaking of seeds, not only will Wimbledon's groundstaff not be relaxing just yet, they've already started reseeding some of the outside courts that will be in Olympics use in just 20 days. The seeds have been cultivated in a vat at the All England Club and work will commence on Centre Court first thing on Monday morning.
Juniors toiling
This has been a good fortnight for LTA, but the junior results show there is much work to do. The girls were nowhere while Evan Hoyt in the semi-finals of the doubles went the deepest in the boys. Luke Bambridge and Liam Broady made the singles third round.
Work to do: Luke Bambridge made the third round of the boy's singles GB on tourNo rest for GB's Olympic hopefuls: Anne Keothavong and Heather Watson are in California, Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins in Rhode Island. Laura Robson is due at smaller European events.
Now it's inter dinner
One Wimbledon tradition that's quietly died is that of staging the Champions' Dinner in the palatial Savoy Hotel ballroom. It was moved for refurbishment in 2008 and has never gone back. Now its home is the InterContinental, Park Lane.
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