So its time to get excited, Wimbledon is just around the corner.
The Championships, The Wimbledon Championships or simply Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. Wimbledon is the only Major still played on grass, the game's original surface, which gave the game its original name of "lawn tennis".
The tournament will be taking place from this approaching Monday 24th June for 13 days, culminating on Sunday 7th July.
Wimbledon traditions include a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream by the spectators, and Royal patronage. The tournament is also notable for the absence of sponsor advertising around the courts.
The five main events, and the number of players (or teams, in the case of doubles) are:
Gentlemen's Singles (128)
Ladies' Singles (128)
Gentlemen's Doubles (64)
Ladies' Doubles (64)
Mixed Doubles (48)
AT OISE Oxford we will be rooting for Andy Murray. Seeded number 2 in the Championships. We all hope he will be able to build on his recent win of the Aegon Championships title at The Queen's Club.
To keep fully informed on the tennis check out the coverage on BBC and the official Wimbledon webpage.
Go Murray and go Wimbeldon! Wimbledon fever here we come!
The Championships, The Wimbledon Championships or simply Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. Wimbledon is the only Major still played on grass, the game's original surface, which gave the game its original name of "lawn tennis".
The tournament will be taking place from this approaching Monday 24th June for 13 days, culminating on Sunday 7th July.
Wimbledon traditions include a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream by the spectators, and Royal patronage. The tournament is also notable for the absence of sponsor advertising around the courts.
The five main events, and the number of players (or teams, in the case of doubles) are:
Gentlemen's Singles (128)
Ladies' Singles (128)
Gentlemen's Doubles (64)
Ladies' Doubles (64)
Mixed Doubles (48)
AT OISE Oxford we will be rooting for Andy Murray. Seeded number 2 in the Championships. We all hope he will be able to build on his recent win of the Aegon Championships title at The Queen's Club.
To keep fully informed on the tennis check out the coverage on BBC and the official Wimbledon webpage.
Go Murray and go Wimbeldon! Wimbledon fever here we come!
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