Pretty much ever since the oldest and most famous of the four grand slams was first played in this leafy suburban corner of south-west London in 1877, the strawberry has had its place as an indispensable accompaniment to the tennis.
Well-to-do spectators at the All England Club's original Worple Road grounds - the club moved to its more exclusive home in the Church Road area of SW19 in the 1920s - munched strawberries as they watched matches in the early days.
And the soft red fruit remains part of the furniture at the Wimbledon of the 21st century, so much so that 28,000kg of them are eaten at the tournament each year.
