talkSport | 27 June 2025 | Joe Brophy , Senior SEO Writer "A 100-year-old actress has doubled down on her vow to stop the controversial Wimbledon expansion plans in any way she can. Thelma Ruby, who celebrated her centenary birthday in March, lives in a penthouse flat overlooking the grounds of the All England Club. The 8,000 capacity court will become the third-largest court behind Centre Court and Court One and will bring Wimbledon in line with other Grand Slam venues. Cam

Mail Online | 16 October 2024 | Lettice Bromovsky "An actress has declared that she will chain herself to a tree to prevent the All England Club from carrying out a £200million expansion on the tennis courts at Wimbledon. Thelma Ruby, who has appeared in Coronation Street and on stage alongside Orson Welles and Judi Dench, has lived in a penthouse flat on Wimbledon Hill Road for over three decades. But now the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has had plans ap