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Neil Stubley, Wimbledon’s head of courts and horticulture, is the man in charge of keeping the tennis courts pristine as he enters his 31st tournament.

He and his team of 18, which grows to 31 during the event, are responsible for “anything that grows” — including weeds.

“Every day we test the ball bounce height and the hardness of the surface,” Stubley says.

“If they’re getting too hard, we can add a little more water. If they get too soft, we can just hold off on irrigation and let Mother Nature dry it out a little more.

“It gets liquid fertilizer on to give it the right color that we need.”