Wimbledon’s qualifying rounds are the tournament before the tournament

ROEHAMPTON, England — About 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the All England Club — a 15-to-20-minute drive during moderate mid-morning traffic, along tree-lined roads — sits the Roehampton Community Sports Centre, site of this week’s qualifying rounds that let lower-ranked players earn their way into the Wimbledon brackets. It’s the tournament before the tournament, mostly … Read more