wimbledon in English

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an annual international tennis championship played on grass for individual players and pairs, held at the headquarters of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon. Now one of the world's major tennis championships, it has been played since 1877.

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1. Robson split from Mouratoglou just before Wimbledon.

2. This marked his first grass title outside of Wimbledon.

3. 16 Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?

4. Brigandine armor type Wimbledon for set 1300-1430

5. 21 She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown.

6. Dark green and purple are the traditional Wimbledon colours.

7. Understanding The British: A hilarious guide from Apologising to Wimbledon

8. Later on in the book we find the Artilleryman in Wimbledon, London.

9. Bjorn Borg was the reigning Wimbledon champion for five years.

10. Come Wimbledon, of course, his juices will doubtless be flowing again.

11. Gordon also played in the men’s wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon in 2008.

12. 18 Wimbledon has been a launch pad for so many players.

13. This time a three nil defeat at the hands of Wimbledon.

14. Now she's waiting for Wimbledon and a chance to beat her second round jinx.

15. Kvitová then won her first Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships.

16. Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S

17. However, a smouldering sense of injustice at the manner of this defeat may provide the spur Wimbledon need.

18. After Wimbledon, Söderling returned to his native country to play at the Collector Swedish Open.

19. Few would bet against him completing a golden quadruple after his French Open and Wimbledon triumphs.

20. Crossley's howler left Forest rooted to the foot of the Premier League, four points behind second-from-bottom Wimbledon.

21. Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.

22. 20 Two years earlier Jones had given up work as a hod carrier when Wimbledon signed him from Wealdstone for £000.

23. It was enough to see off the challenge of unlucky Wimbledon in this replay at Selhurst Park.

24. The BBC's opening theme music for Wimbledon was composed by Keith Mansfield and is titled "Light and Tuneful".

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26. As a result of the closure of Wimbledon Studios in 2014 the company returned to Ealing Studios once more.

27. Kvitová began her grass court season at Wimbledon, after withdrawing from Eastbourne the week before with an illness.

28. 25 rows  · The last Wimbledon match that he Commentated on was the 1991 Men's Singles final …

29. Brushback Trivia Who did John McEnroe defeat in the final to win his first Wimbledon singles title? Bjorn Borg

30. Altogether Jones has been sent packing on six occasions, the latest for swearing soon after rejoining Wimbledon from Chelsea.

31. This made the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging Wimbledon in total prize money fund.

32. 23 Like Chrissie Evert executing an effortless backhand crosscourt volley at Wimbledon, Perdita shot forward and whacked the ball home.

33. Parasol have been pioneering work with puppets for 25 years, originally as part of the Polka Children's Theatre in Wimbledon.

34. Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his first title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships with compatriot Robin Ammerlaan.

35. ‘Venus Williams's straight-set victory over sister Serena in the Wimbledon women's semi-finals was the most Affecting sports contest in recent memory.’.

36. Wimbledon Cufflink company men's Cufflinks Offers bespoke Cufflink designs, which draw inspiration from classical, historical and culturally significant images, patterns and emblems

37. It was his first major title since 2012 Wimbledon and a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final, which Nadal won in five sets.

38. The organisers of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, The All England Club, issue their debenture holders a ticket for each day of the tournament.

39. He is the only person to have umpired a Wimbledon men's singles final and also Commentated on them for both radio and television

40. Initially, the new administrative centre was at Wimbledon Town Hall, but it moved to the 14-storey Crown House in Morden in the early 1990s.

41. The title was Djokovic's third at Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam singles title overall, as well as his second major win of the year.

42. He confirmed he will next play at Queen 's Club before going to Wimbledon where he has been runner-up three times to Roger Federer .

43. Her 2001 season was dominated by injury, including a left foot stress fracture which forced her withdrawal from twelve tournaments, including the French Open and Wimbledon.

44. Charles (Graham Chapman) determines that the Blancmanges mean to win Wimbledon, having turned the population into Scotsmen, since they are known as the world's worst tennis players

45. / ˈkɒm.ən.teɪt / to provide a spoken description of and remarks on an event, especially a sports competition, as it happens: She Commentates on the tennis each year at Wimbledon

46. The idea came closest to reality in 1998, when Wimbledon received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin, Ireland, but the move was blocked by the Football Association of Ireland.

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48. Roddick has slipped to No.29 in the world after hamstring and hip problems and admitted that he was never likely to make an impression on clay , preferring the faster grass of Wimbledon .

49. ‘He then Burbles on for a while about how he didn't come to the jungle to win (he actually seems to think winning means something tangible, like winning Wimbledon) and then claims he plays ‘a bigger - or smaller’ game.’ ‘‘The living world,’ she Burbles, ‘is made of …

50. He'd clean up at the Weepies.MAKING A RACKETDistraught tennis queen Jana Novotna fell into the Duchess of Kent's arms and Blubbed loudly in front of millions when she missed out on Wimbledon victory two years ago.TEARS OF A CLOWNPaul Gascoigne resorted to child's play after England lost the Italia '90 World Cup semi-final to Germany.