The Championships were started under the control of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 1877 as a Men�s Singles only event. It has grown since then from its garden-party roots to a Grand Slam tournament with millions of fans. The Grand Slams are made up of four major tennis tournaments: Wimbledon, The French Open, The US Open and The Australian Open. Pete Sampras of the United States has won the most Gentlemen�s Singles Grand Slams with 14 titles (7 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, & 2 Australian Opens). The Wimbledon Tennis Championships is one of the most well respected and popular tournaments out there, and it now draws in crowds of over half a million during the event, with players competing from 60 countries worldwide. It has always been a popular event with sportsbetting enthusiasts and many bets will have been put on this years match on the outright winner, in addition to the individual matches themselves.
Separate tournaments are simultaneously held, all at the same venue they include,
�Gentlemen's Singles (128 draw)
�Ladies' Singles (128 draw)
�Gentlemen's Doubles (64 draw)
�Ladies' Doubles (64 draw)
�Mixed Doubles (48 draw)
�Boys' Singles (64 draw)
�Boys' Doubles (32 draw)
�Girls' Singles (64 draw)
�Girls' Doubles (32 draw)
�Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
�Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
�Ladies' Invitation Doubles (8 pairs Round Robin)
�Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles (4 pairs)
The players captivate thousands battling for prize money but most importantly the right to say they have captured a Wimbledon Championship.
This year all eyes are on Swedish player Roger Federer as he is expected to wipe out his competition. While the Women�s champion hasn�t been as easy to predict many are cheering for No.1 ranked Belgian player Justine Henin. But no player has it made, after all it is Wimbledon and it will be an incredible battle for each player to advance to the next round.
In the history of
Wimbledon Tennis Championships there is always quite a bit of rain so this year is no different than usual � play is often stopped sporadically to allow for the odd downpour of rain. Bingo Alerts has a comprehensive review of Wimbledon tennis including the players themselves and you can check out the odds comparison sites to view the best odds and this years favourite to win is Federer with Nadal the next favourite. Its going to be fun but close match!
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Richard works for
Bookie Alerts and has a played tennis since he was 12.
