“Everything would be on the line”- Fans in awe of snow-covered courts of the Wimbledon

“Everything would be on the line”- Fans in awe of snow-covered courts of the Wimbledon

Winter is officially here and London is feeling the chill already. After the fresh snowfall in the United Kingdom, winter has finally set in Northern Europe as beautiful snowfall pictures with a pure white background are breaking the internet.

Taking to the official Twitter account, Wimbledon posted a few gorgeous snow-covered court pictures on social media, eliciting a plethora of reactions online. As expected, as soon as the pictures were made public, they instantly went viral boasting over a whooping 4.9k likes in no time. Judging by the comments, while the majority of users fell in love with nature’s beauty, a few even suggested organizing snow tennis sessions.

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“A tough day to be a line judge,” the caption read.

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Unfortunately, the snow is not going to remain forever. Wimbledon will shortly begin to prepare itself as the world descends to witness great tennis action at The Championships.

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Wimbledon: Social media is loving the scenes

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Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious of all tennis tournaments in the world. Starting way back in 1877, it boasts a legacy of more than 145 years and has witnessed great sportspersons emerge as they played on its hallowed courts. Both players and tennis fans all around the world love to visit Wimbledon. And as the snow has descended on the court, it has beautified the scenery to ten folds.

Several social media users chimed in to appreciate nature’s beauty. Sharing a wide spectrum of interesting reactions online, here’s what fans have to say:

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Wimbledon has witnessed some of the most iconic clashes and thriller matches of all time. Tennis great Roger Federer has won a record 8 times in the Open Era in Wimbledon. That’s not all, he also won the gentlemen’s singles title a record 5 times consecutively between 2003 and 2007. Novak Djokovic is in the 2nd spot after winning this title seven times. He is also the defending champion.

Martina Navratilova has won here the ladies, doubles, and mixed doubles titles. She won the ladies’ singles titles here the maximum number of times, i.e., 9 times. Kazakh player Elena Rybakina is the defending champion. Martina Navratilova has won the ladies’ doubles title here 7 times in the span of her career. She paired with Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, and Pam Shriver at different times and won. The all-Czech pair of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova are the defending champions.

Todd Woodbridge, with his partner Mark Woodforde, won the gentlemen’s doubles title in Wimbledon a whopping 6 times. The “Woodies”, as they were called by their fans and commentators won the title 5 times consecutively between 1993 and 1997. Todd Woodbridge later partnered with Jonas Bjorkman as they won the title three times consecutively between 2002 and 2005. Another all-Australian pair of Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell are the defending champions.

Margaret Court has won the mixed doubles title a maximum number of times in this tournament. American-British pair Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski are the defending champions.

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