Wimbledon

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Bundesarchiv. Wikimedia
Do you like tennis? What is the oldest and the most famous tennis tournament in the world? Is it still played on grass? When does it take place?

To check your answers click here.







Current champions and records               
The American tennis player, Serena Williams holds an incredible number of Wimbledon titles. Do you know how many?


Serena Williams by Rob Young. Wikimedia
    
How about Roger Federer? Some claim he is the best tennis player in the world.  Or perhaps it is Rafael Nadal. What is your opinion? How many Wimbledon championships has Federer won? And Nadal?                                                                    



The trophies and prize money
Here you have the picture of a silver gilt cup and the Venus Rosewater Dish. Do you know what the winners in each event get? And how about money? Click here to find the answer.



Traditions 
Ball boys and ball girls (BBG)

Ball boys and ball girls
Image by Mark di Luzio. Wikimedia Commons
Every year around 250 boys and girls are required at Wimbledon. What is their job? Is it well paid? Would you put in your CV that you worked as a BBG? Check your answers here.


Another tradition
This is usually served at breakfast time. Nice idea, don't you think?

Image by Micolo J. CC-BY


The price of the tickets
Well,  after reading this post you might be tempted to go to Wimbledon this year. But do you know how much the tickets cost? Visit the Wimbledon official site and find out. Can you afford it?

Watch this video
Listen to US ex-tennis player Jimmy Connors, who is in awe of Rafael Nadal's incredible comeback. Answer these questions:
  1. What does Jimmy Connors like about Nadal?
  2. And about David Ferrer?
  3. What does Connors mean when he says about Nadal "he had a stumble at the beginning"?
  4. What does Connors mean when he says Nadal's past has spoken for itself?
  5. What does Connors think about Andy Murray and Wimbledon?
You can click on Nadal's image to watch Jimmy Connors' video.

Rafael Nadal by Mirsasha. Flickr.com

Well, if you would like to watch great tennis, the BBC will broadcast Wimbledon live starting 24 June until 7 July 2013.  I'm not going to miss it!

 

 





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