The world oldest tennis tournament – the Wimbledon is the single largest annual sporting event in Europe. It’s not only about the tennis me...
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The world oldest tennis tournament – the Wimbledon is the single largest annual sporting event in Europe. It’s not only about the tennis meeting – but the foodstuff on offer.
By tinzwei.com
A total of 1 800 staff is employed, while the crowds devour about:300 000 cups of tea
250 000 water bottles
32 000 portions of fish and chips
190 000 sandwiches
135 000 ice creams
Record shattering tourney In 2013, the overall attendance was 486 898. The record for the number of aces served held by Croatian Goran Ivanisevic is 212.
15 000 bananas are consumed – including
100 000 pints of beer and lager
25 000 bottle of champagne
200 000 glasses of Pimm’s
28 tones of strawberries in a fortnight
Only the best Grade 1 Kent strawberries picked a day before serving to ensure freshness is provided. In total – 28 tonnes of strawberries are consumed in a fortnight, translating to at least 86 150 strawberries a day.
7 000 litres of fresh cream accompany the fresh fruit serving as well as:
54 250 Slazenger balls are used during the tournament
2 000 rackets are strung at the tournament
65 km of racket string is used
The first men’s singles trophy was presented in 1887
100 per cent rye grass in use since September 2000
Meet Rufus – the Wimbledon sky boss
Rufus the hawk has operated the Wimbledon skies to scare away pigeons that love to flock to the Centre Court. With his own security, the Harris hawk is job listed as “bird scarcer.”
The retractable roof, installed in 2009, takes up to 10 minutes to close, while play is suspended.
Sometimes referred as the Rosewater Dish or Venus Rosewater Dish, the women’s singles trophy was initially presented in 1886. It is made of sterling silver, partly gilded and measures 48 cm in diameter. – tinzwei.com/Online Sources
Sometimes referred as the Rosewater Dish or Venus Rosewater Dish, the women’s singles trophy was initially presented in 1886. It is made of sterling silver, partly gilded and measures 48 cm in diameter. – tinzwei.com/Online Sources
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