Wimbledon

Wimbledon: Age is Federer’s Ultimate Opponent

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Let’s face it, and Roger Federer certainly has. Age is his ultimate opponent. The Swiss tennis icon has an eternal need to compete like all elite athletes do. For much of his career, […]

Wimbledon Returns, Djokovic Begins Quest For Grand Slam No. 20

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After 715 days, the wait was finally over. The 134th edition of the Wimbledon Championships commenced – sort of. Thank goodness for the covered roofs over Centre Court and No. 1 Court. Under […]

Ready, Play. Wimbledon Championships Commence Today

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Today, the Wimbledon Championships commence play. The All England Club welcomes back players and tennis fans to its famed grass courts in southwest London for the first time in two years. It’s been […]

Evonne Goolagong Cawley Reflects On 50th Wimbledon Anniversary

Tennis Australia, June 27, 2021 Australian tennis legend and Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley has reflected on her first Wimbledon Grand Slam title in 1971 in an interview with Tennis Australia to celebrate her golden anniversary. Goolagong Cawley defeated fellow Aussie Margaret […]

Draw Completed, Stage Now Set For Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The Wimbledon draw ceremony, in which names are drawn randomly to select the first round match-ups for this year’s third – and grandest – major, took place Friday morning at the All England […]

Wimbledon Adds Middle Sunday Starting In 2022

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) During its spring press conference to formally announce the return of The Championships in 2021, whose main draw begins June 28 and continues through July 11, Wimbledon announced plans to add play on […]

Wimbledon Makes Changes To Seeding For Men’s Draw

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The 134th Wimbledon Championships may be almost year away. However, on Friday, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club announced that starting in 2021 the seeding for the men’s draw will be […]

Missing Wimbledon’s Opening Day

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The last Monday in June was originally meant to be the first day of the Wimbledon Championships. It’s a day when, by tradition, the reigning men’s champion enters Centre Court to begin his […]

AELTC Announces Contributions To Support Covid-19 Recovery

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While the 2020 Wimbledon Championships have already been cancelled this summer due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, meaning there will be no summer fortnight activity at the SW19 grass courts for the first time […]