British English Holidays - Wimbledon

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hi everyone I'm Gina Wimbledon is the most famous tennis tournament in the
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world it takes place every June in the suburb of London that is also called
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Wimbledon in this lesson you're going to learn about why Wimbledon is so famous
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and prestigious how long was the longest ever match held at Wimbledon and how
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many matches were played we'll show you the answer at the end of this video the
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championships Wimbledon to give it its full title is the oldest tennis
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tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam tournaments that make up
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the yearly tennis calendar of these four majors Wimbledon is the only one still
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played on a grass court as is traditional Wimbledon is the unique
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feature of the tennis calendar and is different to the other Grand Slams all
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players must adhere to a strict dress code and wear only white there are no
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advertising hoardings around the court so it's more traditional and less
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commercialized than other tournaments Wimbledon is also celebrated by the
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spectators in the unique fashion it is during the English summer time when in
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theory at least there will be warm and sunny it means that tennis fans can
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watch the tennis and also eat the popular English summer delicacy
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strawberries and cream there is usually a royal presence at Wimbledon too as a
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member of the royal family will be present at some games of the tournament
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Wimbledon's most famous court is Centre Court and this is only used during the
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two weeks of Wimbledon it was fitted with a retractable roof in 2009 so that
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rain and hot weather won't affect play and now I'll give you the answer to the
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earlier quiz how long was the longest ever match held at Wimbledon and how
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many matches were played it was a marathon of a match that lasted for five
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hours and 12 minutes and 112 games were played win or lose
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the competitors must have needed a long soak to ease their muscles after they'd
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finished how is this lesson did you learn something interesting what famous
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