Wimbledon exhibition reveals players drank champagne on court

Wimbledon exhibition reveals players drank champagne on court

Suzanne Lenglen was the Serena Williams of her day. It was the Roaring Twenties and the six-time Wimbledon women’s singles champion was practically unbeatable. How? In breaks between games, she would neck champagne or cognac, passed to her by either her father or her coach. She gave it up once but then went back to it, arguing that sobriety worsened her game. Spare a thought also for poor old Blanche Bingley, also a six-time ladies’ singles cham…