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The Wimbledon Championships are the longest and most prestigious open tournament in the sport of tennis. The tournament, which is usually held in late June through early July, is the third event of each year's tennis Grand Slam, after the Australian Open and the French Open, and before the US Open.
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world
Inaugural Wimbledon tournament
The inaugural Wimbledon was organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and was held in Wimbledon, on the outskirts of London, in 1877 (the first Australian Open in 1905, the first French Open in 1891, and the first US Open in 1881). The inaugural tournament consisted only of men's singles matches. It was not until 1884 that the tournament added women's singles and men's doubles matches. The women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions joined the tournament in 1913.
Tennis is a sport invented by the British
Walter Clopton Wingfield
The sport of tennis was invented by the Englishman Walter Clopton Wingfield, who was invented not to compete, but to please guests at parties in the backyard.
Wimbledon has been broadcast on television for 85 years
Wimbledon television broadcasting began in 1937
The first television broadcast of the Wimbledon match was on 21 June 1937.
The decider is a long-term tiebreaker with no upper limit
The longest-running race in history
Compared to the other three Grand Slams, the British have never been much interested in innovation, and the format still retains the tiebreaker long-term tiebreaker system with no upper limit, which means that after playing 6:6, one of the deciders must win by two rounds. The longest game in Wimbledon history was in 2010, when American service cannon Isner spent a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes to defeat French player Mahu in three days to finally score 70:68 in the decider.
Wimbledon champions cannot take away the trophy
Wimbledon trophy
Wimbledon champions can only take away generous prize money and points, but the championship trophy must remain at the All England club, and the champion can only receive a replica of the championship trophy.
The winner of the Wimbledon title with the most records was Navratinova
Navratinova
In the history of Wimbledon, the player who won the most Wimbledon titles was Navratinova, who won a total of 9 Wimbledon titles. Among the men's players, the most numerous champions are Britain's William Shaun, Sampras and Federer, all of whom have won the championship seven times.
Every year, there are 250 caddies in the tournament
ball boy
Every year at Wimbledon, the All England Club conducts rigorous training for 250 caddies to ensure that players can play quickly and accurately during the game.
Each tournament costs approximately 54,250 tennis balls
Wimbledon balls
Wimbledon's brand of balls is Slackengger, and new balls are replaced every 7 innings during the game to ensure the air pressure and bounce of the tennis ball. Matches used balls are stored in a temperature-controlled reservoir.
All players must be dressed in white
Federer's illegal sneakers
Wimbledon, one of the oldest tennis tournaments, still retains many traditions, such as all players must wear white to play, and the referee has the right to ask players to change their clothes if they feel that the player's dress does not meet the requirements. For example, during the 2013 Wimbledon tournament, the referee warned Federer that the glue on the bottom of his shoes was orange; Another example is when mainland player Wu Yibing competed in the Wimbledon Junior Men's Doubles tournament in 2017, his partner Zsombor Piros's black underwear was not compliant, and he was finally asked to go to the dressing room and change into white panties to re-play.
Wimbledon Black Panties Incident
Wimbledon is the only grass-based event in the four Grand Slams
Wimbledon lawn
Wimbledon lawns are jokingly called vegetable fields by Chinese netizens, but in fact, the maintenance of grass tennis courts is more complicated than hard ground and red clay. Wimbledon grass is an annual growth period and is trimmed to an altitude of 8 mm nearby events.