As ever rocks the country for two weeks, and rightly so. I have been lucky enough to go to the championships virtually every year since I was 14 years old, and only on centre or No 1 courts (due to a father very much involved in tennis).
In that respect I hail the tournament wholeheartedly, it is a fabulous day out. And since improvements to the club over the years have been made, such as the big screen on the mount/hill, screens outside the showcourts and expanded drink and food areas, all the much better for everyone lucky enough to get in the gates.
Yet I have one gripe: Many, many requests from terminally ill children and adults involved in the charity the Willow Foundation (set up by Bob Wilson and his wife after the premature death of their daughter Meg) have fallen on deaf ears at our estmeemed Wimbledon.
With my father's connections with the club and the LTA I wrote a letter asking for their involvement, only for them to say they are committed to other charities and would not consider.
The Willow Foundation grants dying wishes...Wimbledon would not be moved. Given how hard it is for most people who are not dying to get in, surely there should be some inkling of a tender thought for these people?
The LTC Wimbledon is steeped in money. Have a thought.
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