Conor Niland has just returned from Wimbledon.  His London-based brother is a member of the London club and sourced a few tickets for the first week of the tennis tournament. Had an Irish player made it to the main draw, Niland, the country’s Davis Cup captain, would have been entitled to some comps. But this year, like most years, there was no Irish player on show.  In fact, you have to go back 13 years to find the last Irish player to qualify for Wimbledon. And that was Niland himself. Before that, it was Sean Sorenson in 1977.  It was…

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