Winter at Wimbledon - Inside the Slam that never sleeps

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Today, it is just Little Nicky on The Hill.

In seven months or so, it will be teeming with spectators, sunbathing, sipping and soaking up Wimbledon's atmosphere and giant-screen action.

But now, as autumn turns towards winter, they are gone. The screen is too. And Little Nicky - as the All England Club groundstaff have dubbed their small GPS-guided robotic mower - is alone, trundling up and down the slope, trimming back any new growth.

Centre Court seats covered in seat covers on a damp day at WimbledonLittle Nicky is not the only difference. Wimbledon has…