All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club trials hybrid grass to recreate the surface in different climates
Wimbledon is testing the use of plastic grass in an attempt to bring lawn tennis to the world, an expert has said.
Neil Stubley, Wimbledon’s head of courts and horticulture, said officials were piloting the weaving in of artificial fibres with real grass to be able to recreate the surface in different climates.