The Baseline Top 10: Wimbledon Facts Part II

1

Gentlemen didn’t wear shorts during play until 1930, and not until 1933 on Centre Court.

2

At 14 years and 90 days, Jennifer Capriati didn’t just become the youngest seeded player ever at the 1990 tournament; she became the youngest Wimbledon competitor.

3

You’re at Henman Hill. You want a Pimm’s. You need cash. Credit cards are accepted elsewhere, but not here.

4

Every court has electronic scoring. But as recently as 2010, ball boys changed the score by hand on side courts.

5

This is not the US Open. Here’s what you’ll hear when you can enter the hallowed grounds: “Would the stewards please open the gates. In the interest of safety, please, do not run.”

6

When Andy Murray ended Great Britain’s men’s singles-title drought in 2013, the local grocer Morrisons temporarily changed its name to “Murriwins.”

7

Wooden racquets have gone by the wayside, but Wimbledon still uses wooden net posts made of American ash.

8

The first player to ever be disqualified from Wimbledon was Tim Henman, after the Brit accidentally hit a ball girl with a ball in a 1995 doubles match.

9

Both @AndyMurray and @RogerFederer have replied to questions from @WimbledonRoof, the Twitter account for the structure installed atop Centre Court in 2009.

10

It’s No. 1 Court, not Court 1.