Rackets, Nets + Strawberries and Cream

In Egypt...

...over 2000 years ago!

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A hero from the wrong side of the tramlines.

"No one wanted to know me."

Fred Perry, former pupil of Wallasey Grammar School and three times Wimbledon Champion (1934, 1935, 1936)!

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The origins of tennis date back to the  Ancient Egyptians. In the 12th century, French monks played crude courtyard ball games across a rope shouting 'Tenez', the French for 'to take'. In 1877, the first Wimbledon tournament took place and is now one of the oldest sporting events in the world. Henry VII and Henry VIII were avid fans so too are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Wills and Kate).

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"The depressing thing... no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall." Mitch Hedberg

Wimbledon 1910 • Photo: Methuen/Wikimedia • Believed to be in the Public Domain (Age - Copyright expired)