With another tennis year about to begin, please indulge your imagination for a moment.
It is Monday, 30 June 2025 and we have just had this report from Wimbledon.
"The defending ladies' champion was the first player to walk out on to Centre Court this year, as The All England Club joined the other Grand Slams in a year of significant change.
"Men have joined women in playing best-of-three sets in the first four rounds of a major, with all singles played over five sets from the quarter-finals onwards.
"Change at this year’s Australian Open was well received.