One thing is sure about Wimbledon: it is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Some say it is also the most important, most prestigious tennis event on the planet. It is also the third Grand Slam of the year and the only one still played on grass (and that’s not likely to change).
The tournament is played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, an extraordinary tennis facilty and also a private members club. It is located in Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London and has 19 courts, the Centre Court being the largest (15,000 seats). The Centre Court also has a retractable roof and floodlights.
The dress code for the players is another specific thing of Wimbledon: players must wear white, opposed to the rest of the tournaments where players can dress in any color they want. The total prize money is around £14.6million, up 6% from the previous edition.

Wimbledon Live Streaming

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Today’s live streaming schedule (20 June 2011):
Akgul Amanmuradova v Venus Williams
Greta Arn v Andrea Petkovic
Katie O’Brien v Kimiko Date Krumm
Mardy Fish v Marcel Granollers
Yanina Wickmayer v Varvara Lepchenko
Alison Riske v Vera Zvonareva
Rafael Nadal v Michael Russell
Gael Monfils v Matthias Bachinger
Potito Starace v Stanislas Wawrinka
Richard Gasquet v Santiago Giraldo
Shuai Zhang v Svetlana Kuznetsova
Filippo Volandri v Tomas Berdych
Francesca Schiavone v Jelena Dokic
Ivan Ljubicic v Marin Cilic
Ivo Karlovic v Janko Tipsarevic
Juan Martin Del Potro v Flavio Cipolla
Magdalena Rybarikova v Victoria Azarenka
Andreas Beck v Andy Roddick
Andy Murray v Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Radek Stepanek v Fernando Verdasco
Jelena Jankovic v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Naomi Broady v Anne Keothavong

The 2011 Edition
In the Gentlemen’s competition we’ll pretty much see the same scenario as in Roland Garros 2011. Rafa Nadal will try to defend both title and #1 ATP spot but this time the Spaniard is not playing on his favourite surface. Djokovic will try to reach the final for the first time in his career (he was a semifinalist in 2007 and 2010) but he will most likely face Federer again in the semifinals. So far, Nadal seems to be the big favourite but Federer and Djokovic are also close to the title this year, especially the Serbian, who never won Wimbledon. Andy Roddick is again fit to play after the injury that sidelined him in Paris. The Czech Tomas Berdych has lots of points to defend, being last year’s runner up.
In the Ladies competition, Serena and Venus Williams are back into action, however they are seeded #7 and #23, but this was never a problem for the American players. World no 2, Kim Clijsters, is out due to an injury she picked up at s-Hertogenbosch. Caroline Wozniacki, the leader of the WTA rankings, never went past fourth round and it is not a favourite for winning the title. Judging by the recent form and past results, we can safely say that Maria Sharapova has pretty big chances to win the trophy this year. But with the Williams sisters thrown in the mix and with Na Li’s exceptional form, it will be a tight tournament.

Wimbledon Live Scores, Full Schedule of Play and Draws

Wimbledon Live Scores
Wimbledon Schedule of Play
Wimbledon Draws – GENTLEMENS – LADIES