It’s been terribly nice, as always. No-one thinking twice about joining long queues for the £9.50 Pimms. Everyone reducing waste by recycling their blue plastic cups. And, amid the strawberries and cream, barely a trace of proper solidarity for the nation which should be at the beating heart of this .The insipid words of Anne Keothavong, All-England Club board member and pundit, on day one of the tournament encapsulated the anaemic – and frankly, pathetic - perspective on Ukrainians being forced to stomach Russians competing alongside them here. ‘It’s just something we have to learn to live with and move on,’ the former British No 1 said, as the topic was quickly dispensed with. ‘It’s not easy, for anyone.’ was preparing a missile attacking Lviv at the time. Six died. Dozens were injured. But on the broadcasting platform in SW19, talk turned to the rather dire weather forecast for south-west London. Everyone moved on.
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