Summer is not summer in Britain without the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. The most prestigious of the Grand Slam events owes its reputation to the fact that the game was invented in Britain in 1859. The traditions of the game have changed little, s

Summer is not summer in Britain without the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. The most prestigious of the Grand Slam events owes its reputation to the fact that the game was invented in Britain in 1859. The traditions of the game have changed little, still being played on manicured lawns and the players obliged to wear all white, although it has been a depressingly long time since Britain has produced a champion.

在英国，没有温布尔登网球赛的夏天可以说不算是夏天。作为世界上最知名的大奖赛，温网始创于1859年。今天，温网的传统几乎丝毫未变，运动员必须全身穿白，场地依然是修剪整齐的草坪。不过，英国已经许多年无缘冠军，多少有些令人沮丧。