The tradition at Wimbledon started in the 1920s, when young boys would be recruited to assist matches from Shaftesbury Homes, institutions that trained the kids for a life in the Royal Navy.

Wimbledon prides itself on having what it sees as the best in the business, with ball boys first introduced in 1920. They go the extra mile to ensure things run smoothly and do not have an easy job.

Tilden's athletic accomplishments are hard to overstate. He became the first American to win Wimbledon in 1920, won seven U.S. championships, triumphed at Wimbledon twice more and maintained his ...

In the 1920s, Kshama Row was among the first few ... won the woman's singles tennis title at the 1934 Wimbledon Championships In 1931, she won her first title at the All India Championship.