Wimbledon 2014 #1: Met Aardbeien en Slagroom!

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Op dinsdag 17 juni 2014 12:46 schreef borisz het volgende:
Aran verliest de set met 6-2 en Kiki met 6-4

Aran op weg naar uitschakeling. Kiki 3-2 voor in de tweede set.

hoe zal het met de df's van indy zijn...

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Op dinsdag 17 juni 2014 13:23 schreef borisz het volgende:
Kiek pakt de tweede set met 6-4

3*-5 achter in de derde..

Gras lag dr al niet echt toch?

WAAR IS DE POLL

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Op dinsdag 17 juni 2014 14:04 schreef borisz het volgende:

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Klopt.

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Op dinsdag 17 juni 2014 14:03 schreef franklop het volgende:
Gras lag dr al niet echt toch?

nee, maar pas vorige week met je voorbereiding beginnen en duitse competie spelen in plaats van een grastoernooi helpt dan niet.

sowieso werd bertens me iets te veel gehyped na haar uiterst gelukkige 4de ronde resultaat in parijs. volgens marcella mesker zou onze 'blonde serena' zich wel even kwalificeren voor wimbledon. alsof het niks is. zo werkt het dus niet. wellicht heeft bertens het zelf ook onderschat gezien haar late voorbereiding.

Kiki . Het was ook wel te verwachten ergens.

Ach kan ze lekker gaan shoppen in Londen.

Indy verliest 8-6 in de 3e set. Gaat weer lekker

Wat een magere OP

Wimbledon!! Hup Nole!

FAQ: FACTS AND FIGURES

Aces – most (All time)
Men: 212 - Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) 2001
Ladies: 57 - Alexandra Stevenson (USA) 1999, Serena Williams (USA) 2008
Aces – most (2013)
Men: 103 - Jerzy Janowicz (from six matches).
Ladies: 45 - Sabine Lisicki (from seven matches).
Attendance (2013)

Total attendance for the 13 days of The Championships: 486,898.
Ball Boys and Ball Girls
Around 250 from around 750 entries come through a rigorous training routine. See separate sheet for full information.
Balls
54,250 used during The Championships period. Stored at 68 deg F. New balls after first seven games (to allow for warm-up), then after every 9 games. Subject to availability after use balls sold daily to LTA-affiliated clubs and to spectators in the grounds. £2.50 per can of three. Proceeds go to LTA's Wimbledon Balls for Schools Scheme. Yellow balls used for first time in 1986. At start of day 48 tins taken onto Centre and No.1 Courts and 24 on all outside courts.
Broadcast
BBC is the host broadcaster. Agreement extended in 2011 to 2017 inc.
Global cumulative audience estimated at 378.8m people in 198 territories.
15,388 TV broadcast hours of the 2012 Championships.
Broadcast figures 2013

UK: Peak audience of 17.3m tuned in to watch Andy Murray defeat Novak Djokovic.
US: ESPN registered a 1.7 rating for the men's final, which represents an average of 1,894,000 homes and 2,456,000 viewers, the second-largest audience in ESPN's tennis history (behind last year's men's final).
Channel Seven beat their performance last year – with over 5.7 million Australian watching the tournament (up from 4.3m in 2012).
Digital figures 2013
19.7m unique users to website (16% up on 2012)
432m page views (10% up on 2012)
54.6m visits (11% up on 2012)
1.5m streams of Live @ Wimbledon.
1.5m Facebook likes.
700,000 Twitter followers.
300,000 Google+
60,000 subscribers on YouTube
Capacity (grounds)
38,500 spectators in the grounds at any one time.
Catering
Wimbledon is the largest single annual sporting catering operation (1800 staff) carried out in Europe. Average quantities supplied by Championships' caterers FMC.
300,000 cups of tea and coffee
250,000 bottles of water
207,000 meals served
200,000 glasses of Pimm's
190,000 sandwiches
150,000 bath buns, scones, pasties and doughnuts
135,000 ice creams
130,000 lunches are served
100,000 pints of draught beer and lager
60,000 Dutchees
40,000 char-grilled meals served
32,000 portions of fish and chips
30,000 litres of milk
28,000 kg (112,000 punnets) of English strawberries
25,000 bottles of champagne
15,000 bananas
20,000 portions of frozen yoghurt
12,000 kg of poached salmon and smoked salmon
7,000 litres of dairy cream
6,000 stone baked pizzas
Champion's Dinner
Instigated in 1977 when the LTA Ball previously held on the final evening of The Championships was moved to the middle Saturday.
The tradition of dancing between the two Singles Champions ceased then. In 2013, to be held at the InterContinental Hotel, Park Lane.
Clothing - players
Predominately in white rule introduced in 1963. 'Almost entirely in white rule' introduced in 1995. Clothing submitted to Club for comment earlier in year. Both Grand Slam and WTA rules stipulate recognised tennis attire. Decision on the day as to whether clothing/players' turnout is suitable at discretion of Referee. Guidelines:
No solid mass of colouring
Little or no dark or bold colours
No fluorescent colours
Preference towards pastel colours
Preference for back of shirt to be totally white
Preference for shorts and skirts to be totally white
All other items of clothing including hats, socks and shoes to be almost entirely white.

Centre Court
15,000 seats. Finals matches scheduled to be played on Centre Court:
Saturday 6 July 2013: Ladies' Singles, Men's Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Sunday 7 July 2013: Men's Singles, Ladies' Doubles.

Centre Court Roof stats














8
Litres per second of fresh air per person pumped into the bowl to manage the environment
9
Chiller units required to cool the air
10
Minutes (maximum) that the roof takes to close
10
Trusses holding up the roof
16
Metres - height of the roof above the court surface
30
Minutes – maximum time expected before play can start/continue after the roof is closed and the internal environment is controlled and stabilised
43
Miles per hour - wind speed up to which the roof can be deployed/retracted
70
Tonnes - weight of each of the 10 trusses without extra parts
77
Metres - the span of the moving roof trusses (width of football pitch = 68m)
100
Tonnes - weight of each of the 10 trusses with all extras – eg motors, locking arms
100
Percent of the roof's fabric which is recyclable
214
MM per second - maximum speed of truss deployment
1,200
Extra seats installed in 2008
3,000
Tonnes - combined weight (both fixed and moving) of the roof
5,200
Square metres, area of retractable roof when fully deployed
7,500
Wimbledon umbrellas, needed to cover the same area as the retractable roof
15,000
Maximum spectator capacity
143,000
Litres per second – total amount of conditioned air that the air-management system supplies to the bowl
290million
Tennis balls – number that could fit in the Centre Court with the roof closed
Courts grass (gen) 2013
41 in total. 19 Championships grass courts (Centre + Nos 1-19, less 13) plus 22 grass practice courts in Aorangi Park and at Southlands College.
No.1 Court
Capacity of 11,429. Play scheduled to start at 1.00pm all days.
Courts (dimensions)
Centre Ct: Stadium – 110m long x 119m wide x 19m high. Area of grass - 41m x 22m.
No.1 Court: Stadium - 121m long x 121 wide x `18 m high. Area of grass as Centre Ct.
All lines are 50mm wide, except base lines which are 100mm.
Court Covers
Centre: New translucent cover in 1998. Weighs 1 ton (wet & dry) and takes 16 people approx 30 seconds to cover the court. Cover allows a greater amount of light to the grass. Air ventilation under the cover is aided by four large fans (two at each end).
No.1: New translucent cover in 1999. Weight etc as Centre. No.2 Court takes 8 coverers, all other courts have 6 coverers.
Dates
2014: Monday 23 June – Sunday 6 July
2015: Monday 29 June – Sunday 12 July – NB: Wimbledon moves back one week
Draw
At Club on Friday 20 June 2014, 10.00am
Men's Singles: 128 places (inc 32 seeds, 16 qualifiers, 8 wild cards)
Ladies' Singles: 128 (inc 32 seeds, 12 qualifiers, 8 wild cards)
Men's, Ladies' Doubles - 64 pairs, Mixed Doubles – 48 pairs
Fastest Serve (2013)
Men: Jerzy Janowicz - 143 mph.
Ladies: Serena Williams - 123 mph.
Fastest Serve (All Time)
Men: 148mph - Taylor Dent – 2010
Women: 129mph - Venus Williams - 2008
Flowers
Over 50,000 plants supplied each year.
Ivy on Centre Court is Boston Ivy, Parthenocissus Tricuspidaca Veitchii.
Grass
Championships playing height 8mm. Court grass composed of 100% rye grass (changed from 70% rye/30% red fescue in Sept 2000 for better wear and tear properties).
Grounds (size)
Church Road site: 13.5 acres. Plus car parks: 42 acres
Hawk
Rufus, a Harris Hawk, trained by Wayne Davis of Avian Control. Visits the Club most weeks in the year to provide a deterrent to local pigeons by making aware of a predator in the grounds to persuade them to roost elsewhere. Flies for one hour (9.00am) most mornings of The Championships before the gates open.
Hawk-Eye
Electronic line calling system introduced on Centre and No.1 Cts in 2006. In 2012 covers Centre Court, No.1 Ct, No.2 Ct, No.3 Ct.
Hawk-Eye – Challenges (singles only)
Men made 428 Challenges and 120 were correct, a 28.0% success rate.
Ladies made 191 Challenges of which 49 were correct, a 25.7% success rate.
Large Screen TV
The screen is 40 sq metres in size
Live @ Wimbledon
Enhanced video and radio digital broadcast service blending live tennis with the off-court colour allowing fans a greater interaction and engagement via www.wimbledon.com.
Video service live in the UK and the Americas, and available on Wimbledon.com and mobile applications.
7 hours live broadcasting day with pre-packaged content such as previews and reviews, match highlights and archive footage.
For radio listeners, the Live @ Wimbledon radio service offers an enhanced and improved version of the popular Radio Wimbledon.
Available worldwide online, and on 3 local FM channels, there are three radio channels for the user to choose from: Around the Grounds, bringing the whole event to life, Centre Court, which will feature ball-by-ball commentary from Centre Court, and No.1 Court, which will feature ball-by-ball commentary from No.1 Court.
Longest Match
2010, Court 18, played over 3 days
John Isner (USA) bt Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68
11 hours 05 minutes duration
Final set lasted 491 minutes (8hrs11mins), 1hr 38mins longer than the previous longest match in tennis history
980 points played in total – Mahut won 502 and Isner 478 of them (Serena Williams won 789 points over seven rounds to win the Ladies' Singles)
Isner served the most aces in a match – 113
123 balls used
Matches
660 during Fortnight
Media (Average)
3,250 media accredited (600 press, 2,450 broadcast personnel, 200 photographers and photographic support staff).
Membership of Club
Four categories: Full, Life, Honorary and Temporary.
Full and Life Membership limited to 375 (the number of seats in the old Worple Road stand). All enjoy full privileges.
Hon members elected by the Committee and mostly past singles champions and other people who have given special service to the sport.
Around 120 Temp members also elected by the Ctee. Renewed annually.
To become a member must be proposed seconded and supported by 4 existing Full Members, all of whom are required to write in support of the application.
Waiting list of about 1000 dating back many years.
Merchandise (2013)

The top selling items in the Wimbledon Shop were:
28,600 Championships' towels.
16,000 mini tennis balls key rings (yellow and pink).
16,000 rubber wristbands.
10,000 umbrellas.
9,000 five-inch tennis ball.
8,000 cans of tennis balls.
6,000 logo t-shirts
Museum
Open every day 10:00-17:30. Closed Fri/Sat/Sun before, middle Sunday of and Monday after event. Access during event only for people already in Grounds.
Officials
Chairman: Philip Brook (2011)
Chief Executive: Richard Lewis (2012)
Referee: Andrew Jarrett (2006)
Chief of Umpires: Jenny Higgs (2010)
Head Groundsman: Neil Stubley (2013)
Official Suppliers 2013
Slazenger
Official Ball
1902
Robinsons
Official Still Soft Drink
1935
Rolex
Official Timekeeper
1978
IBM
Official Supplier of Information Technology
1990
Hertz
Official Car
1995
G4S
Official Security Services Provider
1998
Lanson
Official Champagne
2001
Polo Ralph Lauren
Official Outfitter
2006
HSBC
Evian
Sony
Official Banking Partner
Official Bottled Water
Official 3D Partner
2008
2008
2011
Jacob's Creek
Official Wine
2011
Lavazza
Official Coffee
2011
Order of play
Decided by Referee and published around 6.00pm daily.
Players (2013) inc qualifying
757 players
Prize Money (2013)
Singles Champions: £1.6m. Total: £22.6m.
Qualifying
Mon 16 - Thurs 19 June 2014
Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton.
The Queue and General Security

The 2014 Queue does not start until 8:00am on Sunday 22 June.
£5.00 fee (proceeds donated to charity) to be levied on storage of camping kit.
Ground entry security procedures will be at an appropriately high level.
On-day sales queue in Wimbledon Park leading to off-site search/scanning operation.
All ticket holders searched on entry.
Only one bag per ticket holder allowed. No larger than 16x12x12ins (40x30x30cm).
No hard-sided hampers, cool-boxes or brief cases allowed into the grounds.
No Left Luggage facilities inside the grounds.
Racket Stringing
Championships stringing team string on average over 2,000 rackets comprising 60% for men, 40% for women. In total this adds up to over 40 miles of string.
Radio Wimbledon
See Live @ Wimbledon.
Roof (Centre Court)
Completed in 2009. Main works commenced after 2006 Championships as part of wholesale improvements to the east side of Centre Court. No roof in 2007. New fixed roof in 2008, retractable part in 2009.
Royal Box
Contains 74 dark green Lloyd Loom wicker chairs. The Queen attended in 1957, 1962, 1977, 2010.
Seedings
To be announced on Wednesday 18 June 2014, around 10.00am.
32 seeds in Men's and Ladies' singles.
Men's Seeding Formula
Revised seeding arrangements for men introduced in 2001 when seedings committee disbanded. Formula amended in 2002 for men as follows:
Take ESP points at 16 June 2014
Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournament in past 12 months
Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in 12 months before that.
Staff

Around 6,000 staff are taken on for Championships:
Ball boys & girls: 250
Ball distributors: 7
Building Services: 84
Catering Staff: 1,800
Cleaners (night): 191
Cleaners (day): 114
Court attendants: 151
Data Collectors: 36
Dressing room attendants: 22
Groundsmen: 20
Left luggage office: 30
Lift operators: 30
Physiotherapists: 14
Practice courts: 8
Media staff: 38
Referee's Office: 15
Scoreboard operators & data collectors: 46
Security guards: 700
Stewards (Honorary): 185
Stewards (Service & London Fire Brigade): 595
Transport service drivers: 320
Umpires, Chair and Line: 350
Strawberries & Cream
Usually Grade I Kent strawberries of the highest quality
Around 28,000 kg consumed during the Fortnight.
Around 8615 punnets (2100 kg) containing minimum of 10 berries consumed daily,
Served with over 7,000 litres of fresh cream.
142,000 portions of strawberries served in 2012.
To ensure utmost freshness, strawberries are picked the day before being served, arrive at Wimbledon at around 5.30a.m where inspected before being hulled.
Price of strawberries & cream for punnet of not less than 10 berries + cream:-
1993 - £1.70; 1994 - £1.70; 1995 - £1.75; 1996 - £1.80; 1997 - £1.85; 1998 - £1.85; 1999 - £1.75; 2000 - £1.80; 2001 - £1.85: 2002 - £1.95; 2003 - £2.00; 2004 - £2.00; 2005 – £2.00; 2006-£2.00; 2007-£2.00; 2008-£2.25; 2009- £2.25; 2010 - £2.50; 2011- £2.50: 2012-£2.50, 2013-£2.50.
Tickets
See separate sheet for full details and price list or www.wimbledon.com.
Tickets (resales)
Used/unwanted tickets recycled via collection from red boxes or bar code scan.
Re-sold to people in the grounds. Priced at £5.00.
Since 1954, money raised from returned tickets has been donated to charity.
Total net income 2013 was £152,115
HSBC match means the total funds available for charitable donation via the Wimbledon Foundation was £304,230.
Times of Play
Grounds open at 10:30am.
Start on Courts 2-19 scheduled for 11:30 daily
Start on Centre and No.1 Court scheduled for 1.00pm daily except for the Men's and Ladies' Finals at 2.00pm.
Close of play: Approx 9.00pm depending on weather, light and matches state.

Trophies
Men's Singles – Challenge Cup (since 1887).
Ladies' Singles – Ladies' Singles Plate (since 1886)
Umpires, Chair and Line
350 on duty comprising mostly British plus 60 from overseas.
British are members of Association of British Tennis Officials.
Weather
Championships recorded as being without rain interruptions since 1922: 1931, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2009, 2010.
Wild cards
Announced c Monday 9 June 2014. Awarded at discretion of Championships Committee. Usually to British players nominated by LTA or special circumstances (eg Goran Ivanisevic in 2001 or a recent Champion whose ranking has fallen through injury). Eight available in both Men's & Ladies' Singles.

Strawberries & Cream
Usually Grade I Kent strawberries of the highest quality
Around 28,000 kg consumed during the Fortnight.
Around 8615 punnets (2100 kg) containing minimum of 10 berries consumed daily,
Served with over 7,000 litres of fresh cream.
142,000 portions of strawberries served in 2012.
To ensure utmost freshness, strawberries are picked the day before being served, arrive at Wimbledon at around 5.30a.m where inspected before being hulled.
Price of strawberries & cream for punnet of not less than 10 berries + cream:-
1993 - £1.70; 1994 - £1.70; 1995 - £1.75; 1996 - £1.80; 1997 - £1.85; 1998 - £1.85; 1999 - £1.75; 2000 - £1.80; 2001 - £1.85: 2002 - £1.95; 2003 - £2.00; 2004 - £2.00; 2005 – £2.00; 2006-£2.00; 2007-£2.00; 2008-£2.25; 2009- £2.25; 2010 - £2.50; 2011- £2.50: 2012-£2.50, 2013-£2.50.

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Op dinsdag 17 juni 2014 17:45 schreef TennispeRFect het volgende:
Wat een magere OP

Valt toch wel mee?