At Wimbledon, Martina Navratilova proves she has no equal
There are two Wimbledons now. There is the tennis tournament, of course. And then there is the media event surrounding it and, in recent years, threatening to overwhelm it.
The former is played "upon the lawns of the All England Club" by "ladies and gentlemen," as the official program has it. Its proprietors still insist on white balls and white tennis togs. At the changeovers they provide barley water for the players, and at the refreshment stands they will go on selling strawberries and cream until...
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