One of the more amusing sights at the Queen’s Club tournament each year comes before even entering the grounds. On the first day of play on Monday, a deluge of spectators invariably descend on Barons Court station, just 150 metres from the entrance.
So many people passing through a tiny London Underground station naturally means long queues at the barriers. That congestion is not helped by many of them pausing comically in front of the gates to search frantically for their bank cards or try desperately to unlock their phones.