Updates from SW19 | Fritz has class to upset AlcarazMail Daniel | Gallery: joyous disorder at WimbledonAs it did last year, Wimbledon clashes with the Lord’s Test – unhelpful for people working on the former with tickets for the latter. Pray for them. Both venues encapsulate some of the worst of this country – fussiness, coldness, formality – and some of the best – tastefulness, attention to detail, beauty. There are few venues, if any – in any sport – which envelop you in their history so absolutely, that feel an honour to attend, that so enrapture those lucky enough to play at them. I love both despite myself.Two years ago, Swiatek men Bencic in the round of 16, winning in three, but both are better now than then; my sense, though, is that it’s the former who’s taken the bigger strides. On grass, she’s a very different player to the one she was then and as a consequence, her on-court persona is very different too. Continue reading...