Abandoned tennis court

I was going to call this "The State of British Tennis" until Murray beat Federer in the finals of the Shanghai Masters the other day, so I'd better be careful. We'll see.

Picnic table

Holding an umbrella over the camera on a tripod, I shot this in one of the several heavy rainstorms we had this winter. Old tennis balls are now strewn over the field in front of our house to keep the dog exercised.

Rained out

Hurlingham Club, London, 1980, pre Wimbledon tennis tournament rained out. A few devoted fans who waited in vain to see Borg, Connors and McEnroe. That year, I think it was, McEnroe challenged all comers to the best of three points. If the challenger won, he or she could throw him in the River Thames. Nobody had the pleasure.