Tennis Through Time
The stunning spectacle that is Wimbledon is set to kick off again with the top players gathering at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club to compete for record prize money of £31,600,000. The latest Wimbledon 2018 odds have Roger Federer heading the betting at 8/5 to win the title ahead of former three-time champion Novak Djokovic at 11/2 and current world No. 1 Rafael Nadal at 8/1. Punters may be enticed by Nadal’s big price as he comes off the back of his 11th French Open title. Those 11 titles are just part of the reason why he will go down as the greatest clay-court player in history.
Wimbledon, of course, is a grass-court tournament–which can partly explain why the Spaniard has struggled in recent years in comparison to the favored Federer. The Swiss’ skill-set fits perfectly to grass-court tennis and has carried him to a record eight singles titles at the sport’s most historic tournament.
Speaking of history: how has tennis changed over time in regards to equipment and the different technique used by players? Check out the infographic to find this out and leave your comments below on who you think will lift the title at Wimbledon.
Gotta go with Fed.
Cheryl “Andy” Murray! Great to see you posting here! I’ve been wondering what you’ve been up to. Good things, I hope.
Fed v The Field? Think I’ll take the field this time. Which of them? No clue, but it could get interesting.
Hi there, Ramara! I’m going to be writing here with Ricky, just like old times!
Great news, Cheryl!
Cheryl is back! YAY!
I have been wondering what happened to you!
Welcome back!😁
Nice to “see” you again, NNY. I’m really excited to be back. 🙂
Cheryl, you don’t know me, because Ricky’s old site didn’t allow me to register as a commenter for some very strange technical reasons which I won’t go into in detail. But I used to love your articles, which were insightful and funny. I specifically remember the overall excitement amongst rafafans when Rafa completed the career slam and won his first USO title in 2010 while showcasing his best serve ever, which was mysteriously discarded after only a few tournaments and sadly never re-appeared again. You had a lot of insights to offer.
I can’t believe that it’s eight year’s ago already! Incredible. And who would’ve thought back then that in 2018 Fed and Rafa would still hog the slam titles and the exchange the ranking pole position?
Good that you returned to tennis journalism!
littlefoot says AT 2:40 AM: “…his first USO title in 2010 while showcasing his best serve ever, which was mysteriously discarded after only a few tournaments…”
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There is no mystery. Rafa used this serve only at the 2010 USO, it caused shoulder problems.
Vamos Rafa!