Wimbledon started like it does every year, with 64 seeds across the men’s and women’s singles draw. As the third round begins, just 27 remain — 14 women and 13 men. It’s the fewest at a Grand Slam since the 32-seed format was first adopted in 2001.

LONDON (Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka continues her quest for a first Wimbledon title when she takes on Elise Mertens, while two-times defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Andrey Rublev when the fourth round begins on Sunday.

Wimbledon always used to start a day or two after the June solstice; the All England Lawn Tennis Club no doubt realigned the planet to make the current later start possible. It has always been something of a fertility rite,

Not the grass courts attached to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.. Why? Surely those places