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| All England Lawn & Tennis & Strawberries & Cream & Great Britain |
June 28 – July 11, 2021
It is now time to welcome the Granddaddy of tennis tournaments, Wimbledon, officially The Championships, Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world, having been held at the All England Club since***
“Grass is just for cows.” In spite of Manuel Santana’s statement, echoed by a few players, including Ivan the Terrible Lendl, Wimbledon is terrific for fans and players alike. So many young tennis players dream of playing, and perhaps winning Wimby one day. So many great champions have won multiple Wimbledon titles over the years. In the Open Era they include Navratilova with 9, Federer 8, Serena, Graf and Sampras each with 7, and Venus, Borg and Djokovic winning 5. Billie Jean King has 6 in all, with two prior to 1968.
After last year’s cancellation because of the Covid-19 pandemic the tournament is largely back to normal. The various disciplines are being held, including wheelchair events and the boys’ and girls’ tournaments. There is a full draw of 128 in singles and 64 in both doubles and mixed doubles. Organizers are planning for a reduced fan capacity in the earlier rounds, with full capacity for the semifinals and the final🙏
There is one big change this year – the seedings will be based purely on rankings rather than the formula Wimby used for the men in previous years. Because of no 2020 tournament, the defending champions are from 2019 – Halep and Djokovic
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| Only Novak Will Defend His Wimby Title, Simona Sends Her 💔 |
Most top players will compete, but there were a few top withdrawals: Simona, Osaka, Yastremska, Q. Wang, Nadal, Thiem, Raonic, Goffin and Wawrinka. As one would expect, most Wildcards went to Brits. Hardly a surprise, one went to Andy Murray, but the Spaniard Alcaraz and the Aussie Bolt also received them. For the women all the recipients were Brits except for the fast-rising Russian, Liudmila Samsonova, who recently achieved a ranking of No.63 with her title Win in Berlin.
Of course the big question is who will win the titles. (1) Djokovic is a clear favourite on the men’s side as he goes for his 20th Slam title to tie Federer and Nadal. Other contenders include (2) Medvedev, (3) Tsitsipas, (4) Zverev (7) Berrettini, and Steve Tignor pick (8) Roger Federer FTW (he's JesusFed so who knows, maybe he'll walk on grass, not just water!)
For the women, as usual, the likely winner is much less apparent than for the men. All eyes will be on (6) Serena (Tignor's pick FTW) as she goes for her 24th Slam title to tie Margaret Court. Other contenders for the Venus Rosewater Dish include: (1) Barty, (2) Sabalenka, (10) Kvitova, 2017 champ (11) Muguruza, (25) Kerber Champ in Bad Homburg
Top seed contenders: (3) Svitolina (4) Kenin (5) Andreescu, (7)Swiatek, (8) Karolina Pliskova, (9) Bencic. Ok, let's just say all 128 women are Dark Horses - a veritable WTA "Pin The Tail on The Wombles Donkey"
Simona will not be defending her Wimby title, being felled by a serious calf muscle tear making her officially NSFW.😢 Which makes THIS Wimbledon for @faradubaii and myself stress-free. May the best woman who survives 7 matches Win!
1R STRAWBERRIES & CREAM & CHAMPS MATCHES
1R Men's Singles
(19) Sinner v. Fucsovics (Redheaded First of The Teen Italian Armada v. Hungarian Soldier)
(3) Tsitsipas v. Tiafoe (Greek Drama v. American Braveheart )
(22) Dan Evans v. Feliciano López (#1 Brit v. Former Spanish Armada Mean Serve)
(9) Schwartzman v. Paire (El Peque v. Mercurial French Big Beard)
Sebastian Korda v. (15) De Minaur (American HeirSon of Top Czech/Coach Petr v. Aussie #1 Fleet Foot Eastbourne Champ)
(WC) Sir Andy Murray v. (24) Basilashvili (Former Brit #1 Scottish Sweet 'N Snark 2x Wimby Champ v. Georgian Smiley Face)
Nishikori v. Popyrin (Glass Japanese #1 v. Dangerous Aussie With Pop)
(21) Ugo Humbert v. Kyrgios (French Classical Pianist v. Enigma Aussie-Greek)
(14) Hurkacz v. Musetti (#1 Pole v. New Teen Italian Armada)
(2)) Medvedev v. Struff (Russian Mallorca Champ v. German Big Stuff)
1R Women's Singles
(1) Barty v. Suárez Navarro (World #1 All-Court Aussie v. Spanish Last Wimby 🍓 Sweet 1HBH-er)
(17) Bertens v. Kostyuk (Dutch Kiki's Last Wimby v. 18 YO Uptown Ukrainian)
(14) Krejcikova v. Clara Tauson (Czech Doubles⏩ Singles GS Champ v. Teen Heiress to 'The Great Dane')
Vondrousova v. (24) Kontaveit (Keta Czech v. Estonian Eastbourne Finalist)
(31) Konta v. Siniakova (#1 Brit Nottingham Champ v. Czech Hair Bad Homburg Finalist)
Cornet v. (5) Andreescu (French Rajeunie Allez Alize v. 'Healthy' #1 Canuck)
Sloane Stephens v. (10) Kvitova (American Whatever/She CanCan v. #1 Czech Wimby 2x Champ)
(8) Ka Pliskova v. Zidansek (Czech Ice Queen Twin v. Slovenian RG SemiFinalist With Superior W/L YTD Record)
Swiatek v. Hsieh Su-Wei (Pole Prodigy With Temporary Grass Allergy v. 2HFHBH Taiwanese Monkey-Wrench Baller Trafficking in Junk)
Rybakina v. Mladenovic (Stoic Rising Russian v. French Soon-To-Be Only Kiki)
Potential QFs Men by Seeding
(1) Djokovic v (5) Rublev
(7) Berrettini v (4) Zverev
(6) Federer vs (2) Medvedev
Potential QF Women by Seeding
(1) Barty v. (5) Andreescu
(3)Svitolina v (6) Serena
(8) Karolina Pliskova v (4) Sofia Kenin
(2)Sabalenka v (7) Swiatek
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| Hint Trivia Q #1 |
***WIMBLEDON TRIVIA CONTEST
1. What year was the Wimbledon Championship?
a. 1792
b. 1831
c. 1877
d. 1913
2. First Black Player to Win Wimbledon Title?
a. Venus
b. Serena
c. Althea Gibson
d. Arthur Ashe
3. What are Wimbledon Traditional Colors?
a. Green & White
b. Green & Purple
c. Red & White
d. Red & Yellow
4. Who's The 1st Player to Wear Pair of Shorts at Wimbledon?
a. Don Budge
b. Bunny Austin
c. Ellsworth Vines
d. Jiro Satoh
5. In 1949 Gertrude Moran 'Gorgeous Gussy' Shocked the World by Wearing What?
a. Skirt
b. Sleeveless Shirt
c. Lace panties
d. Bikini Top
6. Since 1902 Company Providing Tennis Balls Every Tournament?
a. Penn
b. Slazenger
c. Wilson
d. Prince
7. Who was Youngest Woman to Win a Wimbledon Title?
a. May Sutton
b. Steffi Graf
c. Charlotte Dod
d. Elizabeth Ryan
8. Nickname for Court 2 at Wimbledon?
a. No Man's Land
b. Irish Graveyard
c. Graveyard of Champions
d. Winner's Court
***Can you TRY as if there's NO Google?
(Special Thanks to Shirley @Hartt, as usual)
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