WIMBLEDON 2019!
The Championships, Wimbledon, the annual professional grass court competition famous for its Pimm's and strawberries and cream as much as for its tennis matches, kicks off on Monday at the All England Club, Southfields. Read my previous post HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER! to get a taster of the weather for the 157th tournament's first week...
Sticking with tradition, the heavens may open for the start of the second. Good job they have a roof on Centre Court...
The players have been getting adapted to the grass at the renowned Fever-Tree Championships (formally Stella Artois) and 🎵by the seaside🎶 Eastbourne International. Wimbledon's official Instagram page, which boasts 2.3 million followers, has begun sharing pictures and videos from past years including half Iranian Andre Agassi's 1992 win and his wife Steffi Graf's epic seven-times victory. Vogue have uploaded an aptly timed 73 Questions With Roger Federer and ES Magazine featured the prestigious event in their Capital Gains as well as doubles player Jamie Murray in their My London. It appears Grand Slam fever has officially kicked in...
This year's attendees can expect to see the likes of Germany's Alexander Zverev (swoon), America's John Isner, Romania's Simona Halep and Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka. Waving the Union Jack are British No. 1 Johanna Konta, men's No. 1 Dan Evans, former men's No. 1 Kyle Edmund and of course Scotland's Andy Murray who will return from hip surgery to compete in the Mixed Doubles. Last year's winners include Bremen's Angelique Kerber who triumphed against Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 and four-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic who beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6.
I, you may be surprised to hear, was somewhat of a tennis champ in my teens, playing for Middlesex and representing London. I have won many tournaments around the UK and internationally including the 16 & Under Middlesex Junior Championships, the 18 & Under Junior County Cup and the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch Tournament in Texas. In 2002, I travelled to New York as part of the London Tennis Team to compete in the Two Nations Challenge, where our group were victorious against the New Yorkers...
Sticking with tradition, the heavens may open for the start of the second. Good job they have a roof on Centre Court...
The players have been getting adapted to the grass at the renowned Fever-Tree Championships (formally Stella Artois) and 🎵by the seaside🎶 Eastbourne International. Wimbledon's official Instagram page, which boasts 2.3 million followers, has begun sharing pictures and videos from past years including half Iranian Andre Agassi's 1992 win and his wife Steffi Graf's epic seven-times victory. Vogue have uploaded an aptly timed 73 Questions With Roger Federer and ES Magazine featured the prestigious event in their Capital Gains as well as doubles player Jamie Murray in their My London. It appears Grand Slam fever has officially kicked in...
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| ES Magazine 28.06.19 |
This year's attendees can expect to see the likes of Germany's Alexander Zverev (swoon), America's John Isner, Romania's Simona Halep and Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka. Waving the Union Jack are British No. 1 Johanna Konta, men's No. 1 Dan Evans, former men's No. 1 Kyle Edmund and of course Scotland's Andy Murray who will return from hip surgery to compete in the Mixed Doubles. Last year's winners include Bremen's Angelique Kerber who triumphed against Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 and four-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic who beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6.
Founded in 1877, Wimbledon is the oldest and most iconic tennis tournament in the world. Some of the greatest and most memorable moments in sport have been recorded and played at this competition, including John McEnroe's infamous 'You Cannot Be Serious' meltdown, wildcard Goran Ivanisevic's nail-biting finale against Pat Rafter and veteran Iranian Mansour Bahrami who has provided much entertainment over the years to the Centre Court crowds...
I have been to SW19 a number of times. My fondest memory is being twelve and meeting Tim Henman lol. I like how it has not changed much over the years, particularly the logo and all-white dress code. You can almost imagine the players rocking up with wooden rackets à la Björn Borg...