Wimbledon winnings blowing away on the Birkdale breeze

Anyone for tennis? Strawberries and cream? These are not really questions which should be asked by somebody who is attending the Open golf at Royal Birkdale, but I am missing the Wimbledon tennis championships.

My policy of betting only on golf and darts was amended a week before Wimbledon. I decided that for major sporting events of which I feel I have gleaned sufficient knowledge, I can occasionally break that rule if there is good reason to do so.

Being on holiday allowed me time to absorb all Wimbledon news in the lead-up to the All England Club action, and as every day passed I became increasingly convinced that Roger Federer was an absolute certainty for the men's singles.