In Britain, sport sometimes plays a more important part in people’s lives than in most other countries. British are also the one of the best in the world in a much larger number of different sports than other country. Every year there is a calendar establishing that shows some of the most important sporting events. This month, the next one is The Derby horse racing on the flat and the Wimbledon tennis fortnight.
Wimbledon is the oldest tournament which has been taking place from as early as 1877. It being one of the most loved tournaments of not only the English but the entire world. It is also one of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments along with Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Wimbledon held at the end of June and lasts till early July; That is the reason why people call it "Wimbledon tennis fortnight". It lasts for 13 days to be precise, with five major events, four junior events and four invitanional events in the famous tennis club in Wimbledon, South West of London. According to Wimbledon: " the most important dates this year are: Qualifying: 13June-16June, Seeds Announced: 16June, The Championships: 20June-3July, The Draw: 17June".
One of the most popular tennis man players is Roger Federer and one of the most popular tennis woman players is Serena Williams.
References
Wimbledon (2011) Wimbledon. Available at: http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/index.html (Accessed: 07/06/2011).
This is a great post. Well done! It is well written and presented.
ReplyDeleteJust a few points to note:
- 'The British' to refer to the people of Britain.
- 'other countries'
- 'invitanional'???!!!