Wimbledon, The Championships
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
London, England
June 27 - July 10, 2022
Surface: grass
Draws: Singles 128, Doubles 64
So here we are. The third grand slam of 2022. Wimbledon, or The Championships as they call themselves, was established in 1877. This year marks the centenary of the famous Centre Court. My favorite slam because there is a part of me that likes the tradition surrounding this tourney. Traditions like the green, green lawns, players dressed in white, strawberries and cream, the Royal Box and the polite (eh depends on who is on the court) roars from the crowd.
Along with these well-known traditions, there are other traditional practices that contribute to this unique event. These include not having any ads on Centre Court, the men's and women's tournaments being referred to as the Gentlemen's and Ladies' events, and the defending men's and women's champions playing the opening matches on Centre Court.
Some changes have been made and as time moves on surely some other traditions will likely fade away. For instance on the honours boards Wimbledon is this year removing titles "Miss" and "Mrs" in front of female winners' names in order to replicate the men's boards. Ooomph - Do I hear an outraged cry of "Woke?"
There has been ongoing confusion about the seeding formula that was used in the past, and Wimbledon has stated that “from 2021 onwards, seedings for the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles are based on world ranking." Also this year for the first time ever there will be matches scheduled on middle Sunday.
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This week it's about food! Good old English hearty fare!!! There were other dishes I wanted to add - alas restraint was in order
Gentlemen
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| Oooh a full English breakfast. Well the black pudding is missing but Yum! |
Defending Champion: Novak Djokovic (defeated Matteo Berrettini)
Most titles: Roger Federer with 8 (He was also the oldest, at age 35 in 2017.)
Seeds (in order of seeding): Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz, Matteo Berrettini, Cameron Norrie, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Denis Shapovalov, Marin Cilic, Reilly Opelka, Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut, Grigor Dimitrov, Alex de Minaur, John Isner
Wildcards: British players Liam Broady, Jay Clarke, Alastair Gray, Paul Jubb, Ryan Peniston, plus Zizou Bergs, Tim van Rijthoven, Stan Wawrinka
Withdrawals: Gael Monfils, Alexander Zverev
Excluded players Russian and Belarusian players: This affected five male players in the top 50 - Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Ilya Ivashka, Aslan Karatsev.
Projected QFs (based on seedings)
Djokovic (1) vs Alcaraz (5)
Ruud (3) vs Hurkacz (7)
Berrettini (8) vs Tsitsipas (4)
Auger-Aliassime (6) vs Nadal (2)
OOP
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| Treacle Pudding - I love this.... |
Ladies
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| Yorkshire Pudding and roast....yeah traditional |
Defending Champion: Ashleigh Barty (now retired) defeated Karolina Pliskova)
Most titles: Martina Navratilova - 9
Top 20 seeds (in order of seeding): Iga Swiatek, Anett Kontaveit, Ons Jabeur, Paula Badosa, Maria Sakkari, Karolina Pliskova, Danielle Collins, Jessica Pegula, Garbine Muguruza, Emma Raducanu, Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko, Barbora Krejcikova, Belinda Bencic, Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, Elena Rybakina, Jil Teichmann, Zhang Shuai, Amanda Anisimova
Wildcards: British players Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage, Sonay Kartal, Yuriko Miyazaki, Katie Swan, plus Daria Saville, Serena Williams
Withdrawals include: Leylah Fernandez, Sofia Kenin, Aleksandra Konjuh, Naomi Osaka, Mayar Sherif, Madison Keys
Excluded players: In total there were 11 banned players, including Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina, Victoria Azarenka, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova
Projected QFs (based on seedings)
Swiatek (1) vs Pegula (8)
Badosa (4) vs Pliskova (6)
Collins (7) vs Jabeur(3)
Sakkari (5) vs Kontaveit (2)
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| You can't show English dishes and not show Fish and Chips - best ever!! Now that is chips!!! |
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| Pimms Drink - Cheers!! |
Missy Hartt your input truly prevents this from becoming a chore. Thank you!!
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| Out of sight but not out of mind!! |
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