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 ...

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 ...

Wimbledon’s team of ball boys and girls (BBGs - note: not ‘ball kids’...) are the unsung heroes of the tennis world. These mysterious, attentive beings, carefully plucked from a pool of 250 ...

When blindfolded. "Time for something completely different," a BBC presenter says as he introduces Cibulkova's sensory clip: In truth, she fields a Wimbledon ball first, well acquainted with its ...

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 ...

The Premier League has announced that PUMA will become its new ball supplier from the 2025-26 season. The Athletic revealed ...

A match at Wimbledon was stopped when tennis player Jodie Burrage rushed to a ball boy who appeared to fall ill. According to the Associated Press, the British tennis star stopped her match ...