26 October, 2009 – 2:52 pm
1. When Wimbledon was bombed.
This was in the official announcements section of the 1946 programme for The Championships:
“On the night of Friday, 11th October, 1940, a ‘stick’ of five 500-pound bombs straddled the club grounds. The first bomb demolished the club tool house. The second bomb of the ‘stick’ fell on the roof of Centre [...]
12 August, 2009 – 3:46 pm
Type ‘Wimbledon’ into Google and you get 19,500,000 hits, that’s a lot mentions. Now, I’m not saying I have read every page that mentions Wimbledon, but over the course of my job I have read a few. So here are some of my favourite Wimbledon articles on the web.
The All England Club announced last Friday it would build a new court on the site of Court 2. “The new court, containing enhanced spectator amenities, will be built on the site of old Court 2 (capacity of 2,192 + 770 standing). The work will start in July 2009 and be completed by May [...]
On my way to and from work each day I am often stopped by tourists and asked to take their photo outside the Wimbledon gates. It seems there is always someone making a pilgrimage to the Championships. This week things got better for tennis pilgrams because Centre Court is now back on the itinerary of [...]
Here are five questions about Wimbledon I want you to answer (just as I have done). You can do so in the comments on this post, on our Twitter feed or our Facebook page. It would be great to see how many replies we can get and what sort of answers.
Underneath Wimbledon is a complex system of tunnels and rooms where much of the work gets done that the visiting public doesn’t notice. Like duck’s legs paddling furiously under water while on the surface the bird appears serene. One of the rooms is the chill out area for the ball boys and ball girls.
29 April, 2009 – 12:41 pm
Tradition dictates that the defending men’s singles champion plays the first game on Centre Court at the following year’s Championship. It’s meant to be a procession, a final chance for the champion to bathe in the acclaim before the title is up for grabs again.
Every year in its Wimbledon montage, the BBC has a slow motion shot of the ‘ball change’ where the ball boy/girl opens a new can of tennis balls, upturns it, then pours the three balls onto the court and rolls them to another member of the team. It’s a simple yet beautiful movement, part of [...]
What happens at Wimbledon when there’s no tennis?
It’s a question I’m often asked. Wimbledon only lasts for two weeks during the summer but we’re here all year round. The day after the men’s final we’re back working towards the next year’s tournament.
This is a blog that will give you an insight into the other 50 [...]
