3rd July 2017
The first Wimbledon prize money was around £12
The first-ever Wimbledon championship was held in the year 1877, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London.
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14th March 2016
Ivan Lendl’s reaction on losing Single Wimbledon Men’s Championship
Ivan Lendl had held the rank of world’s no. 1 in men’s tennis for long but could never win at Wimbledon. He lost in finals (1986 to Boris Becker, 1987 to Pat Cash). Referring to Wimbledon’s Grass Court, he said out of frustration ‘Grass is only meant for cows.’ After Andy Murray (whom he coached) won Wimbledon 2013, Lendl must have changed his views. Has he?
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15th February 2016
Last Britons to win singles titles at Wimbledon
Fred Perry won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1936, exactly 77 years before Andy Murray became the champion in 2013. He was being projected as the last Briton to win a singles title at Wimbledon before Andy Murray. But the person to get the credit is Virginia Wade, who won the women’s singles title in 1977. There should not be any gender bias.
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