October 26, 2023
To appease local residents, there is an 11:00 PM curfew at the Wimbledon tennis tournament. If players are in the middle of a match, the game will be paused and then resumed the following morning.
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Why Do Tennis Players Wear White at Wimbledon?
The Wimbledon Championships are the oldest and most prestigious of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments. (The other three are the Australian, French, and U.S. opens.) As such, Wimbledon is awash in long-lasting traditions and features, such as the habit of calling the men’s and women’s
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