Wimbledon

sports stars and famous murderers. Wimbledon stadium: the Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known as "Wimbledon", is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Since the Australian Open shifted to hard-court in 1988, Wimbledon is the only major still…

divorce twice with no children. She was an American Tennis Player. Gibson attended Florida A & M University, the school that I’m planning on transferring to. She was the first African American player to play in Wimbledon in 1951 and the first African American woman to win the Wimbledon in 1957. Also she was the first black person to win the Grand Slam title back in 1956. Gibson was not only a tennis player but she was also a golfer. From 1971, 74, 83, and 1984 she was on five different Hall Of…

Michael Jordan has the ball with 3 seconds left, 3, 2, 1, Ahhhh! MJ hits the buzzer beater, bulls win the NBA championship!! Good afternoon Ms. Robinson, and fellow classmates I will be speaking to you about the Top 3 athletes of all time. First I will talk about Wayne gretzky, then I will talk about Michael Jordan, and finally I will be talking about Roger Federer. Off to the locker room! #1. Wayne gretzky. Wayne Gretzky was born Jan 26 1961 in Bradford, Ontario. He has many awards! He has…

play ‘best of five sets’ matches; women play only three. In weightlifting, they lift more weight. It’s therefore perfectly reasonable for the men to be paid more as the men are doing more work. Since records began, the average men’s tennis game at Wimbledon has taken on 30 minutes longer to play than the average women’s…

On June 19, Andy Murray defeated Milos Raonic in London at the Aegon Championships. Murray won the Queens Cup for the fifth time, which is a record setting amount. He hopes this win can propel him to another Wimbledon title. Raonic did not allow the current World No. 2 to walk away with the title easily. Murray came back to win in three sets 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-3. Throughout the tournament, Raonic won his serve 55 games in a row. In the final match, Raonic was on pace to hold his serve again.…

more than 50 other tournaments. Nearly 5 feet 11 inches tall, Gibson had an impressive reach and delivered a strong, intimidating serve." (Source Card #2). Gibson became the first African American to play at the Wimbledon (Source Card #3).Gibson and Buxton won the doubles at the Wimbledon in 1956 (Source Card #4). She won the French Open in 1956 also(source card #3). After losing the Australian Open in 1957, she didn't lose a game the rest of the year (Source Card #4). Before she would play at…

inequality which refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. For example, Venus Williams and Roger Federer won respective Wimbledon singles titles in 2005 and 2007 but Venus didn’t receive the equal prize money. Venus walked into a boardroom at the All England Lawn Tennis and Cruquet Club the day before the 2005 Wimbledon final expressing the fight for equal pay. Venus expressed “I’m used to winning. I’ve lost, too, but in the overall scheme of things, I’m…

amazing Swiss. Nadal and Federer provided the fans of this sport with the best tennis match of all time as well. They played in the 2008 Wimbledon final for the title and they wrote tennis history during that confontation. This match was the longest in Wimbledon final history, taking four hours and 48 minutes for the champion to be decided. Nadal won his first Wimbledon title in this match with the score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-7(6-8),…

Carlos Hathcock Carlos Hathcock always dreamed about becoming a Marine. So on the date May 20th, 1959 of his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Before, he deployed to Vietnam, Carlos Hathcock had won several shooting championships. At that time in Vietnam War, Carlos Hathcock had 93 verified kills of the North Vietnamese people. The Vietnamese people set out a $30,000 bounty to go after Carlos Hathcock. Also, the Vietnamese Army’s sniper’s called Carlos Hathcock “White Feather…

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” Said by John Quincy Adams. The quote mentions everything Federer has done to Switzerland and to the world. He inspires young kids and everybody else to dream more and fight their way though, hoping that one day they will stand where Federer stands. From having Roger Federer as an idol, many people started to work hard in their own career. He lights up the words “ Everything is possible” on…