With Wimbledon starting tomorrow here’s an insight from Uniform Girls 26 as to what goes into the training of the ballgirls. Scuttling low across the court, scooping up that misplaced ball, the frown of concentration on the players’ faces impatient as they wait for the girl to clear the court. Kneeling, immobile, the ballgirl waits for her next sally onto court. Young, eager, highly trained, the ballgirls at leading tournaments have to deliver the highest standards of behaviour and performance. Practising long hours under demanding tutors, the competition is fierce for a place on court. The rewards are more prestigious than financial, the pleasure of seeing top players at close quarters during international competition deemed of higher value than mere coinage. Occasionally, a wayward young lady requires training outside the normal parameters of ball work. A young lady such as that pictured here: a sports-mad 18-year-old, still w