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The weird rituals of tennis players are on show at Wimbledon but they are not the only ones who rely on superstitions
Tennis players are a funny bunch. Have you noticed how they always ask for three balls instead of two; how they keep pointing to their towel, not to remove sweat but to erase the demons from their minds; how they bounce the ball the same number of times before serving, as if any deviation from their routine might bring the world collapsing on their heads?