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When Sue Barker announced her retirement from the helm of Wimbledon coverage last summer, after 30 years, there seemed only one person who could step up. And while Clare Balding is a veteran of the tournament herself – she started there in 1995 as a reporter and worked her way up to presenting the highlights show – the star insists she could never completely fill Sue’s shoes. ‘I’m very excited, but no one person could ever replace Sue,’ she tells woman&home. ‘It’s just about having a brilliant team around you and getting the best out of them, and trying to make people feel like they are