Wimbledon hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 1877, thus becoming the oldest tennis tournament which is still ongoing. This championship was held in the grounds belonging to the All England in Wimbledon, South London district, and is the only Grand Slam event conducted in the field of natural grass. Traditionally, the tournament lasts 13 days, beginning on Monday in June which falls between November 20 to 26, the players do not compete on Sunday in the tournament schedule.
128 players competing in the men's singles and women's matches, with 64 couples participated in the men's and women's doubles, and an additional 48 couples competing in mixed doubles. Men's singles winner will receive a trophy engraved gold cup, while the women's single winners receive Rosewater Dish, a large silver disc. Winner in other categories gets a silver cup trophy, the runner-up is entitled to a silver plate. Single party is usually the most attractive top spectators and the media for showing great stars of tennis at the moment.
As you can imagine, with a short implementation time and the number of participants, it can be quite tiring Wimbledon tournament for athletes. Wimbledon spectators usually recommended to wear formal enough to honor the event, while athletes are expected to wear white tennis clothes, with no more than five percent of the clothes they have other colors. The support staff as publicans ball and the referee also has its own dress code. Besides Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open and the French Open is also considered as a Grand Slam tournament. Athletes who managed to win all four Grand Slam tournaments are considered as the best tennis player in the world
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