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The Strawberry Fields of Wimbledon

A team of workers has been racing to pick, pack and transport the more than two million strawberries that are expected to be served over the course of the tournament.

It was midmorning and the sun was still rising across the English countryside, but Shakhboz Yakhshiboev had been awake since the early hours. Against the backdrop of first light, Yakhshiboev had been making his way through one of the many 50-yard-long polytunnels that were his assignment for these two weeks.