Wimbledon It is the grass grand slam managed by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). The tournament was first held in 1877. Here’s what you need to know about the third grand slam of the year, after the Australian Open and the French Open:
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* Wimbledon is held every year in London.
* Wimbledon is the only grand slam to be played on grass, the sport’s original surface. Grass courts tend to produce faster matches and favor players with great serve and volley skills.
* Being the oldest tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon maintains its traditions, including the all-white dress code for players.
* In the royal box on Center Court, members of the British royal family and other dignitaries attend matches.
WHEN IS WIMBLEDON HELD?
*This year, Wimbledon takes place from July 1 to 14.
WHERE IS WIMBLEDON HELD?
*The three main courts at the All England Club are Center Court, Court One and Court Two.
* Unlike other grand slam venues, the All England Club does not name its courts after former players.
* Center Court is the largest, with capacity for almost 15,000 spectators, and has been the centerpiece of Wimbledon since its inauguration in 1922.
* Court One has capacity for 12,345 spectators, while Court Two, nicknamed the “Graveyard of Champions” for its history of setbacks, has four thousand seats.
WHO PARTICIPATES IN WIMBLEDON?
*The highest-ranked players automatically enter the main draw, with 32 seeds announced before the draw to ensure they are not in the early rounds. Beginning with the 2021 Championships, seeding in the men’s and women’s singles will be based on world rankings.
* Jannik Sinner, Australian Open champion, is the current men’s world number one.
* Novak Djokovic, world number two, will try to end his title drought in 2024, after winning three of the four grand slams last year, in search of his 25th major trophy, a record.
* Carlos Alcaraz, current Wimbledon champion and winner of the French Open this year, is number three in the world.
* Poland’s Iga Świątek, champion of the French Open and the US Open, is the women’s world number one. Świątek’s best Wimbledon finish was in 2023, when she reached the quarterfinals.
* Czech Marketa Vondrousova is the defending women’s title.
* The organizers also distribute invitations to local hopes and notable players who have fallen in the rankings.
TOP RANKED PLAYERS
WOMEN
1 Iga Świątek (Polonia)
2 Coco Gauff (United States)
3 Aryna Sabalenka (Bielorrusia)
4 Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
5 Jessica Pegula (United States)
6 Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)
7 Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
8 Qinwen Zheng (China)
9 Maria Sakkari (Greece)
10 Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
MEN
1 Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
3 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
4 Alexander Zverev (Alemania)
5 Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
6 Andrey Rublev (Rusia)
7 Hubert Hurkacz (Polonia)
8 Casper Ruud (Norway)
9 Álex de Miñaur (Australia)
10 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
HOW TO WATCH WIMBLEDON ON TV:
* Europe: Eurosport, BBC, Prime Video Alemania, Movistar+ España, Ziggo Netherland, SportKlub, PolsatSport y TRT.
* Africa: Canal Plus+, SuperSport and beIN Sports.
* Middle East: beIN Sports.
* Australia and New Zealand: Nine, Stan Sport, TVNZ1/TVNZ+ and Tennis TV.
* Southeast Asia: SPOTV/ SPOTV 2/ and SPOTV NOW.
* China: IQIYI, Shanghái TV Great Sports and CCTV.
* Asia Pacific and Oceania: NHK, WOWOW Japan, tvN Sports (Lineal), TVING (OTT-Digital), Astro, Digicel.
* India and subcontinent: Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports Network.
* Latin America and the Caribbean: ESPN and TSN/RDS.
* Norteamérica: ESPN, Tennis Channel, TSN/RDS.
* EU: ESPN International, TSN/RDS y The Tennis Channel.
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2024-06-26 15:00:09