David Berry: There's more to tennis than strawberries and cream and middle-class privilege

Yesterday should have been 'middle Sunday' at Wimbledon. The 134th Championships will now be held June 28-July 11, 2021. But a new book about the social history of tennis suggests the game has done more for equality than its elitist image suggests.

All England Tennis and Croquet Club members play on an astro court at Wimbledon home of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

While a producer at the BBC David Berry wondered about a film on the history of his favourite sport.