TENNIS THE MENACE!
This year is even more special as its the tournaments 125th anniversary.
All eyes will be on Brit hope Andy Murray as he bids to fulfil his lifelong dream and walk away with
the mens title.
And heres a sneaky peek at how fans will see the Scottish star as he lines up with fellow aces Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to show what theyll be wearing on court in designs by Stella McCartney for adidas.
To celebrate the greatest tennis tournament in the world, presents 25 things you need to know about Wimbledon
1 - The No 1 mens seed is Rafael Nadal, right, with Andy Murray, 24, rated fourth. Nadal, 25, is a Wimbledon veteran, winning in 2008 and 2010 and losing in the final in 2006 and 2007.
2 - But Murray is in promising form having triumphed at the build-up tournament at Queens.
3 - The No 1 ladies seed is sexy Caroline Wozniacki. This 20-year-old smasher hails from Odense, Denmark. But despite being top seed, she has never actually won a Grand Slam title.
4 - Wimbledon began when lawn tennis started being played at the private All England Croquet Club in 1875. It became popular and the club set up the first championships using a new set of rules that remain similar to those in use today.
5 - Tennis was the brainchild of Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1874 and originally had the tongue-twisting name Sphairistike.
6 - The prize for winning Wimbledon is a bank-busting £1,100,000, up £100,000 from last year, and the same for the mens and womens champs.
7 - The runners-up receive a cheque for £550,000 while even first-round losers get £11,500.
8 - A total of 128 players feature in each singles event, 64 pairs in each single-sex doubles event, and 48 pairs in mixed doubles.
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