Wimbledon

Strawberries and cream

Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, held annually in the Wimbledon district of London since 1877.

It is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the only one still played on grass, the sport's original surface.

The tournament is known for its traditions: all-white dress code for players, strawberries and cream for spectators, and matches on Centre Court.

She dreams of winning Wimbledon someday.

tennis

Grand Slam

All four major titles

championshipCompetition for top rank
tournamentMulti-round competitive event
grass courtTurf tennis venue

Centre Court · strawberries and cream · Federer · Nadal · Serena Williams · Murray · Djokovic · fortnight · seeding · qualifier

tradition

white clothing

Pale-hued attire

royal boxSovereign's reserved seating
queueOrdered waiting line
Pimm'sBritish fruit cup liqueur

rain delay · roof · trophies · members · ivy · prestige · etiquette · dress code

location

London

England's capital city

southwestCardinal point between two others
suburbOutlying residential district
districtBounded administrative area

underground · station · town centre · village · common · park · theatre · residential

Categories

tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
British EventsFA Cup, Grand National, British Open, Premier League, Six Nations
Sports EventsOlympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games
Southwest LondonWandsworth, Putney, Battersea, Merton
Tube StationsBaker Street, Bank, Bond Street, Brixton, Camden Town
Merton

Opposites

tennis surface type

WimbledonFrench Open

Paris tennis major

US Open · Australian Open · red clay · Miami Open · Flushing Meadows

sporting class and accessibility

Wimbledonprofessional wrestling

Scripted athletic performance art

darts · snooker · pub sports · amateur athletics

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G