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It’s coming! It will be here before you know it! Are you ready?

The oldest, and probably the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon, is scheduled to begin June 23 and will be played through July 6. This tournament showcases the top tennis players in the world and is the third of four tournaments that make up the annual Grand Slam of tennis. The four are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

The first Wimbledon event was played in 1877, and in the years since, numerous tennis legends have played on Wimbledon’s grass surface. Memorable players include Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and John McEnroe (you’ve probably seen him in recent commercials!). The ladies have also been well represented by Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Billy Jean-King and Martina Navratilova, just to name a few.

Wimbledon has always been a popular venue for tennis fans. Early records don’t exist, but in 1932, 219,000 spectators were in the stands to see the championship match. In 2001, over 490,000 people watched matches at Wimbledon over the course of 14 days.

Competitions take place in gentlemen’s singles, ladies singles, gentlemen’s doubles, ladie’s doubles and mixed doubles. There are also youth tournaments with competitions in boy’s singles, girl’s singles, boy’s doubles and girl’s doubles. The entire competition is run by The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Lawn Tennis Association.

I haven’t played tennis in years myself, but I do enjoy watching a good tennis match. It would be a dream to get Wimbledon tournament tickets and be able to go to Wimbledon in person, especially the championship game. Did you know that at the south end of Centre Court is The Royal Box where members of the Royal Family as well as other dignitaries can sit to watch matches?

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Many, many years ago, I used to play tennis. I was never really that good at it, but I could get the ball going back and forth across the net. It was an enjoyable sport, I just never had the opportunity again over the years to play it myself.
I have enjoyed watching professional tennis though.

Did you know that the first tennis match played at Wimbledon was the Gentleman’s Singles in 1877? The match was won by Spencer Gore and was watched in person by around 200 people who paid 1 shilling each for the privelege of viewing the game.

In 1884, Ladies Singles was introduced as well as Gentlemen’s Doubles. The popularity, while it’s had its share of ups and downs, has significantly increased over the years. It wasn’t until 1968 however, that professional tennis players were allowed to participate in the Wimbledon championship. Today, Wimbledon is considered to be the world’s premier tennis tournament. Did you know that the stadium at center court can seat 15, 000 people! That’s amazing!

I always love watching the Wimbledon tournament because it’s played on grass, not clay, which gives it a unique twist to the tennis most of us are used to playing. I think it would be so much fun to be in the stands watching a game at center court in person. Wimbledon debenture tickets are issued every 5 years and the holder of the debenture ticket Holder automatically receives one Center Court ticket for every day of The Lawn Tennis Championships. I imagine the tickets would look something like this:

While I don’t follow tennis that closely, I think attending Wimbledon would equate to attending the Superbowl or the World Series. Let’s face it, with all the history surrounding Wimbledon, it would definitely be an amazing experience.How about you, are you a fan of tennis? Have you ever been to Wimbledon?

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