WIMBLEDON, England — No matter what anyone tells you, they do play every day during Wimbledon.
It just doesn’t count on the first Sunday, when no matches are scheduled but the practice courts on the grounds of the All England Club are still full of life and conversation.
There were hand slaps and fist bumps galore as contenders and coaches crossed paths on the grass. A small gallery of observers — friends, would-be friends, agents, would-be agents, tournament officials and journalists — milled about on the viewing platforms above.
It is one of the great scenes in tennis — all the better this Sunday with a powder-blue Tiepolo sky for a backdrop — and it doubles as a scene setter for the second week of the granddaddy of all tennis tournaments.