Thousands of tennis fans queued overnight to get their hands on a golden ticket to Wimbledon — and hoped British players could be inspired by the Three Lions’ “never say die” attitude.
Groans followed by cheers rang out across a packed campsite in SW19, as those waiting outside the All England Club watched England’s nail-biting victory against Slovakia. “Hopefully it can inspire the tennis,” Lee Thomas, 36, from West Sussex, told the Standard. “If England can do it at the football, then why can’t the tennis players?”
