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The court that could thwart Wimbledon’s ambitions to grow

What hope for the rest of Britain?

A general view over Court One as Karen Khachanov serves against Taylor Fritz of United States
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ON WIMBLEDON’S Court No 1 Taylor Fritz, an American player, faced Karen Khachanov, a Russian. A mere seven miles away, in Court 68 of the Royal Courts of Justice, another duel was under way. It paired tennis, a pastime England invented, with one it has elevated to an art form: planning litigation.

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