Wimbledon Tennis Tournament Coming Soon
It won’t be much longer until we get to see the best men and women showcasing their tennis skills at Wimbledon. This tennis tournament has been around a long time and tennis players all over the world try their best to get an opportunity to play on one of the 19 rye grass courts that Wimbledon has to offer. It’s not just the tennis players that like to make the trip, but tennis fans go to extremes to try and get Wimbledon tournament tickets. This year’s tournament will start on June 23rd and will last for two weeks ending on July 6th at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
The men’s side of things should be pretty interesting and a lot of good players have a shot to win it all this year at Wimbledon. The leading player in the world right now is Roger Federer from Switzerland and right below him from Spain is Rafael Nader. I could see anyone of these two men taking top honors at Wimbledon in July. The rankings leader for the Americans is Andy Roddick and he is currently 6th overall. He will have a lot of support from the United States along with James Blake who is ranked in the top 10 too; to bring the trophy back home across the pond.
The women’s side should prove to be very good too and they are a big attraction every year at Wimbledon. At only 21 years old, Maria Sharapova is currently the leader for the women of tennis in the world. She will be facing some tough competition from players like Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams. I think one of the dark horse favorites in this year’s Wimbledon could be Amelie Mauresmo from France. She’s been working her way up and playing some very good tennis right now and should be interesting how she does if she gets to play one of the women that is ranked in the top 10 in the world.
I have never been to a Wimbledon match in person, but have watched it on television for many years now. I would love the chance to go there on the final few days of the tournament and get to see games played on Court 1 or the legendary Centre Court. Both of these courts are where the final days wrap up at and the other 17 grass courts are used to weed out the field. I’m sure tickets for a seat at Centre Court would not be cheap, but I believe it would be an experience that would last you a lifetime. Good luck to all the competitors competing in the 2008 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament and I can’t wait to see it all start on June 23rd!
