So Wimbledon became my home, and it feels like home in many senses of the word. Two of my four children were born in London, we speak English at home, I have a business in the city of London, and I’m a member of my local tennis club (the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club) even though I don’t play much these days. I’m a member thanks to having won their tournament, which saved me a 20-year spell on the club’s waiting list. More importantly, I love Wimbledon as a village, and while things may change, at the moment I’d be happy to spend the rest of my life with Wimbledon as home.

A lot has been written about me. That’s inevitable, it comes with the territory, and I accept it as part of the deal that has given me such a good life. But because so many things that are not true have been written by so many people, and because Wimbledon is so special to me, I feel it’s my right – if not my obligation or my duty – to explain from my perspective what Wimbledon is, what Wimbledon meant and what Wimbledon will be for me in the future.