[The Guardian] Tom Jenkins’ best shots of Wimbledon 2022 – in pictures

Tom Jenkins’ best shots of Wimbledon 2022 – in pictures

After being ensconced at SW19 since the start of the tournament, our photographer Tom Jenkins has picked out some of his favourite photos from the thousands he has taken so far during Wimbledon 2022.

The tournament culminated in a first grand slam title for Elena Rybakina and a seventh Wimbledon title for Novak Djokovic

This year’s tournament saw the return of capacity crowds following 2021’s 50% reduction due to the Covid pandemic. Another change for the world’s oldest tennis tournament was that it ran for the full 14 days for the first time. Traditionally, players have taken a break on the middle Sunday to allow the courts to recover. But Sally Bolton, the chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, said this was no longer necessary due to improvements in “grass court technology, care and attention”. The day was also the focal point for the Centre Court Centenary celebrations as 2022 is a special year for Wimbledon, marking 100 years since the club’s move to Church Road.

A variety of hats at the order of play board, an Andy Murray fan, a Cameron Norrie fan, the bow in Rafael Nadal’s bandana.

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