We’re talking about the ball boys and ball girls (or BBGs as they're known in SW19). The tradition at Wimbledon started in the 1920s, when young boys would be recruited to assist matches from ...

Wimbledon’s team of ball boys and girls (BBGs - note: not ‘ball kids’...) are the unsung heroes of the tennis world. These mysterious, attentive beings, carefully plucked from a pool of 250 ...

With this year's Wimbledon tournament well and truly underway, scores of the competition's ball boys and girls will finally get a chance to put their weeks and months of preparation to the test in ...

Sport Academy: Why did you want to be a ball boy? Dermot: My sister did it, so I've always wanted to as well. Two free weeks at Wimbledon ain't a bad reason! Plus we're missing all the assessments at ...

The server grabbed the ball and then hit it underhand, over the net, to the ball girl on the other side. She then proceeded to serve her second serve. No one said anything, but should hitting a ...

After Wimbledon wrapped up a fortnight of memorable play on Sunday, it was off to the ball for the champions, the Wimbledon Champions' Ball to be exact. After winning Grand Slam No. 22 ...