13 Wimbledon facts that made me wait, what?
Wimbledon has just ended for the year, the trophies are distributed, the strawberries have disappeared and everything seemed perfect on television.
But the more I dug, the more I realized that there was a completely different side to this tournament. Behind the held lawns, there are a lot of silent rules and strange traditions that no one is barely talking about. Here is everything I found.
1 and 1
There is a pineapple on the trophy and no one knows why.
2
Wimbledon’s “All White or Home” dress code.
3 and 3
Yes, there are nail technicians in Wimbledon.
4
The grass is mowed daily at 8 mm.
5
The strawberries used for famous strawberries and Wimbledon cream are carefully sorted on the shutter.
6.
A Harris Falcon formed named Rufus flies around the central courtyard every morning to scare the pigeons.
7
Balloon boys and girls are formed like athletes.
8
The referees are told to avoid saying too strong “love”.
9.
Tennis balls are kept in refrigerated containers at 20 ° C.
10
Champions cannot keep their trophies.
11
Bees and foxes can interrupt the matches.
12
The central court was bombed during the Second World War.
13
This Wimbledon court obtained such a bad representative, they rebuilt it and renamed it.
