Wimbledon

The professional athlete I chose to research is Serena Williams. Serena is an American professional tennis player who is ranked number 1 in women's singles tennis. I choose to research Serena because she has always been an important role model in my life. Ever since I have started to play tennis, I loved watching Serena on TV and going to the US Open to watch her in person. Every unique swing she does I like to recreate myself to become a better athlete like her. She has a determined and kind…

“The Battle of the Sexes” between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King was an iconic re-enactment of one of the world’s oldest conflicts in history: the battle of man verses woman, played out on a simple green and white painted concrete court. Yet the spectacle surrounding the match was anything but simple; hosted in the futuristic Astrodome with a crowd of 30,492 present, this match became the most watched tennis match in the US. This landmark match was televised to over 90 million people around…

237 consecutive weeks. After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. He re-entered the top ten following his victory at the 2017 Australian Open. Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, a record six Australian Open titles, a record five consecutive US Open titles, and one French Open…

Evonne Goolagong. Evonne has won seven Grand Slam titles in her tennis career. She also won Wimbledon in 1980. The 9th best female player is Justine Henin. She has also won seven Grand Slam titles and she is one of the smallest professional women’s tennis player. In 8th is Venus Williams, her sister Serena is also one of the top 10 best female tennis players. Venus has won seven Grand Slam titles and five Wimbledon titles. During this time, she was diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome. The next…

before he turned pro, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and announced his grand entry into the international tennis circuit. From then, his career graph went on a continuous ascend. In 2001, he caused a sensation by knocking out reigning singles champion Pete Sampras in the fourth round of the wimbledon. In 2003, following a successful season on grass, Federer became the first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam title when he emerged victorious at the Wimbledon; the most prestigious tournament of…

Rachel Nickell was born in 1968. She had a two year old son called Alex. She was with her son in wimbledon common when she was brutally stabbed 49 times and raped. After a lengthy investigation Colin Stagg was charged before it became a cold case. In 2002 scotland yard revisited the case with more advanced investigative methods. In 2008 Robert napper a serial murder rapist pleaded guilty to the Rache Nickel manslaughter. This man had already been convicted of a double killing in 1993 of the same…

World Number 1 spot beckons Andy Murray Andy Murray finally finds himself on the right side of the finishing line. In his third consecutive Grand Slam final, Andy clinched the Wimbledon title to end his Grand Slam title drought. The entire country was in an ebullient mood and even the ever-poker faced Ivan Lendl was seen shedding a few tears. Andy joked about his supercoach: “He was telling everyone it was allergies, that he had hayfever. I don’t believe it.” But even before the celebrations…

athletes in History. At the Basel Cantonal Hospital in Bottmingen Switzerland, they named him Roger. In his childhood, Roger showed interest in football. At four years, he began watching and playing tennis when his idol Boris Becker won his first Wimbledon title. After that, he became junior player and finished this stage as number 1 in 1998. After that, Roger Federer become a professional tennis player and played his first tournament in Gstaad Switzerland, then he entered the top 100-ranking…

The Best is Always worth It 51 N. Grandveiw Dubuque, IA 52003 9-21-2015 USTA 70 W Red Oak Ln White Plains, NY 10604 Dear United States Tennis Association, It was Wimbledon 2012 Championship match and Roger Federer was playing Andy Murray for the title. It was 2-1 in Roger's favor. The serve is up and Roger wins another Grand Slam Title. That was Roger Federer's latest major title win. This essay will prove to you that Roger Federer is the best player to ever play the game of tennis.…

Over the weekend, Andy Murray won his third Grand Slam and second Wimbledon title, defeating next generation of tennis member Milos Raonic. The match was a fairly routine three-set victory (6-4, 7-6, 7-6) for Murray, who never seemed in jeopardy of losing the meeting. Raonic entered Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s final playing at a tremendously high level, fresh off the greatest win of his career, a five-set victory over arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer. In the semifinal…