The main merchandise outlet was predictably rammed within moments of the rain arriving at 11.01am on Wednesday, but one flight of steps below the spending frenzy, the Wimbledon Museum was a welcome diversion while waiting and hoping for the covers to be removed.
The museum’s collection of equipment, documents, artefacts and general tennis ephemera is as comprehensive as you would expect at the home of the club that gave lawn tennis to the world, and the journey through the history of both the sport and the tournament is worth half an hour of any fan’s time, rain or shine.
