In the world of sporting competitions and tournaments, some have stood the test of time and have existed a lot longer than others. Wimbledon is one of them. The Wimbledon Championships were founded in , so this year it is just shy of being years old.
Technically, it is older than the modern incarnation of the Olympic Games the International Olympic Committee was founded years ago although not quite as old as The Americas Cup sailing competition, which supersedes Wimbledon by 26 years.
With thanks to Data Set Match for the Wimbledon statistics — visit www. Then again comedian Billy Connolly once said that legend is nothing more than rumour plus time, so make of that what you will.
What is for sure is that they very first Championships got underway at around 3. Twenty-two men each paid a guinea to take part with one, an old Etonian by the name of C. Buller, dropping out before a ball had even been hit. The final saw local land surveyor Spencer Gore comfortably defeat William Marshall , , in just 48 minutes, the match having been postponed several times over a number days due to a combination of bad weather plus the annual Eton versus Harrow cricket match — a highlight of the social season — taking place at Lords.
Not until did the ladies get a competition all to themselves with year-old Maud Watson beating her elder sister Lilian , , in the final. Well before the outbreak of the First World War it had become blindingly obvious that the 8, ground capacity at Worple Road was inadequate. And so the All England Club, to coin its abbreviated title, started looking for a new site. It eventually settled on an area of land off Church Road to the north of Wimbledon town centre, moving to its new home in The club has stayed put ever since.
In fact during the early years of the tournament players ended up out of pocket having had to pay an initial entrance fee for the honour of competing.
He duly won, despite the haphazard pre-match preparation, going on to defeat the Irishman Vere Thomas St Leger Goold in the final. Nothing of particular significance about that you might think. Not until I tell you that Redl had lost his left arm while on active service during the Second World War, fighting at the Battle of Stalingrad.
In , Wimbledon hosted the Olympic tennis tournament at its Worple Road base and in the Championships moved to it current home on Church Road. The Championships at Wimbledon have long attracted a royal following and have even seen a royal take to the court. Unfortunately he and his partner lost in straight sets. In live sports coverage was added to the bill and the Wimbledon Championships were broadcast to those within a mile radius of the BBC transmitters in north London. Today Wimbledon demands huge viewing figures and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors — many of them queuing for days to secure one of the much-coveted Centre Court tickets.
Matches take place across 19 courts Centre Court, plus courts — there is no court 13, which is deemed unlucky. Catch up with all the latest news on the official Wimbledon Championships site. The players wore ties and hats and were warned to wear shoes without heels. The tennis balls were hend sewn and serves were played underarm. Green and purple always been the main colors of Wimbledon wtih of course the players wearing mostly all in white.
Centre Court, the most prestigious court in Wimbledon, was reserved the finals - this court is most prestigious of all 19 courts. Also, court 1 and court 2 will host events on tennis championships.
Marylebone Cricket Club followed suit. They made fundamental changes to the game of lawn tennis. Therefore, Marylebone Cricket Club added deuce, advantage and 2 chances per each serve. The hourglass shaped court also replaced by rectangular court with identical meseurments we use today. All England Crocquet Club were the sponsors. In the mens Singles entered 22 players, and that was only event.
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