We’re talking about the ball boys and ball girls (or BBGs as they're known in SW19). The tradition at Wimbledon started in the 1920s, when young boys would be recruited to assist matches from ...

Instantly recognisable in their Ralph Lauren purple and green uniforms ... the amount paid to a ball boy or girl remains curiously low - for all of Wimbledon's high prices elsewhere.

Wimbledon’s team of ball boys and girls (BBGs - note: not ‘ball kids’...) are the unsung heroes of the tennis world. These mysterious, attentive beings, carefully plucked from a pool of 250 ...