One year after a historic cancellation due to covid, the Wimbledon tournament (June 28-July 11) or (The Championships, often abbreviated by metonymy as Wimbledon, is a tennis tournament held annually in the eponymous district of London's borough. from Merton in the south-west suburbs of London (played since July 3, 1877, it's the second oldest tennis tournament in the world). And it is on this eponymous lawn that will compete "Novak Djokovic" "Roger Federer" and "Serena Williams" "Ashleigh Barty" "Angelique Kerber" and many others .. A whole new opportunity for his talents to sublimate the course of this sport ...
World No. 1 "Novak Djokovic" winner at the start of the Australian Open season and two weeks ago at Roland Garros for his 18th and 19th Grand Slam titles, can equal the record of his two rivals " Roger Federer "and" Rafael Nadal (20) " "I hope to know in two weeks what it means to have 20 Grand Slam titles," said the Serbian two days before his entry into contention for the traditional opening of Center Court by the male title holder.I am very confident after winning the first two Majors of the season and having played very well at Roland Garros. This tournament has asked a lot of me mentally, physically, emotionally. But I also came out with a lot of hard work. "positive energy and confidence. It created like a wave that I'm trying to ride," he added. Winner of an epic final in 2019 against Roger Federer (he had saved two match points), the Serbian is the big favorite of this 2021 edition. A sixth trophy on the London turf would also bring the 34-year-old champion closer to the tennis Grail : succeed in the Grand Slam (which only "Donald Budge" in 1938 and "Rod Laver" in 1962 and 1969 have succeeded to date, the latter only during the Open era).
The weather influences the scheduling of matches. As on the first day, the rain causes the interruption of matches on the additional courts, resulting in the interruption of the matches of the first round of several players ... but the game continues however on the main courts (Center Court and Court 1) with covered roofs.
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