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Referee Alan Mills, the face of Wimbledon, dies at the age of 88

Alan Mills (left) talks to Tim Henman during rain disruption at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships – The Telegraph/Russell Cheyne Tennis fans of a certain generation will always remember Alan Mills, who has died aged 88, as Wimbledon’s “Rain Man”. Between 1983 and 2005, the tournament referee’s arrival on the sideline usually heralded an inevitable stoppage.… Read More »