There was a coming together of two different tribes at London’s Olympic Park over the weekend, where British tennis fans mingled with those flocking next door to West Ham’s Premier League fixture.
The claret and blues heavily outnumbered those heading for the Copper Box, but it was still a decent turnout for a low-key Billie Jean King Cup match against Sweden, featuring only one high-profile player in Katie Boulter.
Heartening, too, that there was a high representation of families among the more than 10,000 spectators who attended across the two days.