Wimbledon is a paradox. While outwardly appearing the quintessential English lawn tennis club, it is in fact the largest annual outside broadcast operation in the world and a multimilliondollar commercial enterprise. An enterprise that generates its profit in just two weeks of the year, it isthe onlytennis tournament in the world which can be described as simply "The Championships." Chris Gorringe is the man who, for26 years, made it all happen. The former chief executive, fondly referred to as "Clockwork Gorringe," he has dealt with everything from the 1973 players' boycott, the McEnroe...
Wimbledon is a paradox. While outwardly appearing the quintessential English lawn tennis club, it is in fact the largest annual outside broadcast oper...