BackBaseline Shift | The Wimbledon Issue
Rafael Nadal is ready for grass, Roger Federer gears up for another chance, and the Venus Rosewater Dish has more than two top contendersis Wimbledon 2014 set to break some norms?
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As you descend on London’s Church Road and get a glimpse of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, you get goose bumps. The iron gates and steps next to the Centre Court building can simply overwhelm you.
Wimbledon is not just another tennis event. Every player aspires to win it. And every tennis fan wishes to be a spectator there at least once. Every year we try to recreate some of what goes on behind the greatest tennis event in the world.
Many players find themselves at the crossroads at Wimbledon 2014. Can Roger Federer end his Slam drought and win yet another on his favourite surface? Will Rafael Nadal continue his brilliant run this year and retain his grass-court glory? Who among the top contenders for the women’s title has the grit and talent to be in the final? And what did Wimbledon look like before the era of lawn tennis? These pages take you through Wimbledon’s new tides and distant past to make the next two weeks of tennis-watching a little more special.
Issue editor
Kayezad E. Adajania
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