The world’s most storied tennis tournament kicked off Monday with several star players hoping to add to their own tennis stories on the emerald-green grass of the All England Club. This being England, there’s also the rain, which delayed the start of play Monday morning and threatened to set scheduling for the fortnight behind from Day 1. Matches did not begin until two hours later, and then only on Centre Court and Court No. “I just prioritize myself, my well-being out on the court, me feeling kind of happy, joyful when I get to play tennis, because it’s such a traditional, historic tournament. We don’t get this opportunity very often.”Alas, he now has to wait a year for another of those opportunities.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 28, 2021 10:41 UTC