The 2015 Wimbledon Championships is
a tennis tournament which will take place at the all England Lawn Tennis and
Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 29 July to 12 July
2015. This will be the 129th edition of the championships and third
grand slam of the year. It is played on Grass courts. Novak Djokovic of Serbia
is the defending champion in men’s singles and Petra Kvitova is the defending
champion in women’s singles.
Players to watch out in Wimbledon
2015 Men’s edition are Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Roger Federer, Rafael
Nadal, Andy Murray, and Kei Nishikori. Novak and Wawrinka had already won one
grand slam this year. Novak lost in French Open 2015 final by Wawrinka but
still he is the most challenging contender for Wimbledon 2015.
In Women’s singles edition, Serena
Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Lucie Safarova, and Ana
Ivanovic. Serena Williams had already
won two grand slams this year. In continuation she had won three grand slams including
US Open 2014 Final. If Serena Williams won Wimbledon 2015 then it will be four
in a row for her, which will be a world record in Tennis.
Prize money for winners in singles
category is 1,880,000 pound. Tournament will end on 12th July till
then stay tuned for the result of Wimbledon 2015.
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