Wimbledon diary: Tennis in tune with the kids before royal performance

And not just in the lenses of the Maui Jim sunglasses concession that will soon disappear from the driveway of 420 Wimbledon Park Road. It’s time to take stock of the tennis that has been played, the crowds that have been entertained and, of course, the commercial partnerships that have been struckduring this sporting fortnight. What’s more, combined with an increased focus on sustainability, a notably young and more diverse crowd, this year’s Wimbledonhas actually felt quite … modern. It therefore finds itself in competition with the Bradley Cooper-Gerrard Butler cornflour blue final of 2013, or indeed 2010 andthelast time HMQ was in SW19 (then her first visit in 33 years).