How Wimbledon’s pristine grass has been scorched by one player ...Middle East

But those watching closely this year will notice that even though the tournament is only a few days old, there are already significant wear marks around the baseline.

In fact four scorch marks are clearly visible – two at each end, one on each side – on Centre Court, left by the German’s serve.

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His meticulous service motion involves dragging his right foot a good 18 inches before hitting his serve, which topped 140 miles an hour during the match.

Zverev is one of the worst, so much so that they ideally would not like him to practise on Centre Court in the week leading up to the tournament.

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Ordinarily, the problem would not be so stark and obvious to the naked eye but weather conditions leading up to the Championships were particularly challenging.

Court staff cannot water the playing surface during play and the lack of cloud cover has made for perfect drying conditions.

Those in charge of its welfare use a special wetting agent programme, which is essential a soil spray that, in the words of head of courts and horticulture Neil Stubley, “makes water wetter”.

“We can adjust that so that actually a plant root can tap into that water.

“So when you think the soil is really, really dry, our grasses can still get water that’s maybe not available to other plants.”

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