About Wimbledon Championships
The Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, it is the oldest tennis tournament in the
world
and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.It has been held at the All England Club
in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over
the
two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others
being
the Australian Open, the
French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional
tennis
playing surface.
now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights.
The 2023 Wimbledon Championships will be the 136th staging and will run from 3 July 2023 to 16 July
2023
and it will be the first event of King Charles III since the death of the former patron, Queen
Elizabeth
II, on 8 September 2022.