The straight-sets win by the Polish superstar Iga Świątek over America’s Amanda Anisimova is an outlier, not the norm.

Wimbledon heralded two new champions as Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner won their maiden titles in contrasting finals.

Thrilling though much of the action has been, England’s Test series with India has been blighted by all manner of dark arts ...