It is a small mercy that Jana Novotna’s pomp predated clickbait. And that the industry around badness — which now rivals the business of controvassy — hadn’t been born.

Novotna featured in one of the most enduring images in the long history of Wimbledon after losing the 1993 final.

Novotna won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 1998 and was beaten by Steffi Graf in the 1993 final.