We’re talking about the ball boys and ball girls (or BBGs as they're known in SW19). The tradition at Wimbledon started in the 1920s, when young boys would be recruited to assist matches from ...
Aashny and Saran were working as ball girls at the time. In a clip posted by the official Wimbledon social accounts, the girls can be seen facing Britain's Jamie Delgado and Juan Sebastián Cabal ...
Pressurised air inside the rubber core makes the ball bounce. Balls which haven't got enough pressure inside make a thud when they hit the floor. These are called dead balls. For the first Wimbledon ...
After Wimbledon wrapped up a fortnight of memorable play on Sunday, it was off to the ball for the champions, the Wimbledon Champions' Ball to be exact. After winning Grand Slam No. 22 ...
Sport Academy: Why did you want to be a ball boy? Dermot: My sister did it, so I've always wanted to as well. Two free weeks at Wimbledon ain't a bad reason! Plus we're missing all the assessments at ...
A Wimbledon ball kid became the latest victim of the Grand Slam's slippery courts, falling and injuring herself while retrieving a ball during a mixed doubles match Friday, eventually leaving the ...
Roger Federer is back to his peak form, and what better venue to showcase his dominance than Wimbledon ... a little off-court fun by surprising the ball boy who picked up his 10,000 ace ball.
The Wimbledon Championships date back to 1877 but ... first used in 1986 and will this year be collected by a total of 200 ball boys and girls who have all undergone a rigorous training programme.