Wimbledon 2025: Court Choice, Fastest Serial and Bounce Rules Explained

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Michael in York

Wimbledon’s seven-time champion Djokovic may be the sixth seed of this year’s championship, but his number of legends as the sport means a large crowd is still very keen to watch him – more important than some of his higher competitors.

This means that he often gets the highest billing.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which runs the tournament, told the BBC: “The arrangement of the order of playing every day is a complex action. We need to be careful when arranging the matches and assigning the courts. All decisions are fair and fair and are in the best interest of the tournament, players, players, sights, spectators and our world-wide advertising.

“Nowak is the 24-time Grand Slam singles champion, so it must be a factor when it comes to arrangements.”

Djokovic last played anywhere outside the Central Stadium in Wimbledon, when he was in 2021 when he beat American player Denis Kudla in his first game.

He last performed on two performance fields in 2018, when he beat Horacio Zeballos in his second match.

Natalie at Surbiton

Yes, although they will try to avoid it.

The referee’s job is to manage tennis games as efficiently as possible without affecting the game. Therefore, resting toilets and delaying matches are far from ideal.

Referees usually limit their diet before the game to avoid bathing.

In fact, when Swedish referee Mohamed Lahyani hosted John Isner and Nicolas Mahut’s longest game in Wimbledon history, he had no rest at any time.

But sometimes, nature will call – in this case, the referee will aim to make the delay as short as possible.

Andy in Northampton

Isner and Mahut may have made the longest match in Wimbledon history, but they haven’t played the longest individual match.

The longest match in Wimbledon’s singles match was between Espanyol Tommy Robredo and Italy’s Potito Starace in the first round of the 2004 match. Although Robredo won consecutive games for the 20th time, their game included one game, reaching 34 points.

The second longest match was a 32-point epic produced in the 2023 final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. It lasted for 26 minutes.

Djokovic had eight match points on the serving field but couldn’t convert any of them, and Alcaraz managed to take advantage of his seventh breakout point on the way to victory.

Amy in Cambridge County

The Wimbledons’ fastest serving inning ever hit this year in a first-round defeat by Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

The 6-foot-8-inch 21-year-old hit the 153 mph, even though Fritz won the point.

The fastest recorded serve ever recorded was 163.7 mph – Sam Groth from Australia was among the 2012 Busan Open Challenger.

The Elite ATP Tour did not approve the event. In one of its matches, the fastest match ever came from the 2016 Davis Cup vs. Australia.

The fastest women’s serving ever was 136.7 mph – Spanish player Georgina Garcia Perez at the 2018 Hungarian Ladies Open, although the fastest in the elite WTA Tour was Germany’s Sabine Lisicki, who reached a 131mph effort in 2014 at Stanford.

At Wimbledon, the fastest female serve was Venus Williams, who reached 129 mph in 2008.

The point where the service speed is measured is just after leaving the racket.

Duncan in Northampton

When athletes finish playing in certain sports, they will be interviewed by a reporter who stands near them.

This is not the case at Wimbledon, where post-match interviews were conducted from a few feet away. reason? It’s simple, so there’s a clear view of the players.

It was broadcast and broadcast after the live broadcast at that time and after international news reports and social media feeds.

Katie in Shrewsbury

After the first seven games of the game, new tennis balls were used, and then after the next nine games. Use new balls so that lower old balls do not damage the quality of the game.

AELTC estimates that approximately 55,000 balls are used per year.

Subsequently, some old balls were sold to the public and the funds raised would be used for the Wimbledon Foundation. Others may donate to the Lawn Tennis Association to the Tennis Club.

Keith in Poole

There is no limit on how many times a player can bounce before playing.

Most players have consistent ball rituals – the power and numbers of the bounce depend on each player.

The bounce has no practical purpose, but is designed to help focus, keeping players for seconds to focus on which input they are designed to hit, keeping the crowd calm and creating rhythm between the ball and body while calming down.

However, two things may limit players’ rebound to the ball.

The first is the shooting clock. From the end of the previous few minutes, the server has 25 seconds to reach the first serve. It takes longer and the referee can call it a violation. A violation can ultimately lead to a concession on a key point. Unless the player’s delay is particularly shocking, referees are usually loose on shooting locking rules.

If the player makes a particularly high bounce before taking it, or before continuing to bounce further, they may arouse anger from an angry opponent.

This happened when Nicolas Jarry of Chile complained about British player Cameron Norrie during this year’s match.

Arison in Glastonbury

Some players attach small silicone or rubber impact absorbers to rackets called dampers.

There are two types of dampers – buttons (rounded) and worms (long and thin and braided through strings).

They are used to reduce the vibration level of the racket every time they hit, especially when they deviate from the middle contact.

The purpose is to increase player comfort and provide a softer, softer feel when connected to the shooting.

The damper also changes the sound that the ball makes when it hits – lowering the treble p to a sensation.

Not every player uses dampers. Some people prefer the natural feeling of naked strings.

For example, Roger Federer usually doesn’t use dampers in his career, while Rafael Nadal doesn’t.

Marilyn in London

Wimbleon’s Boys and Girls Championship Specialist is between 14 and 18 years old every January 1.

Junior players did not receive bonuses but were awarded points, which is their international junior ranking.

Young players from all over the world participate.

Of course, players under the age of 18 can participate in the Wimbledon Senior Championship if they rank high and pass the qualifiers or get wildcards.

Boris Becker was only 17 when he won the men’s singles match in 1985.

For example, some players even compete in junior and senior categories – for example, the 17-year-old Mimi Xu from the UK has participated in the competition this year.

Allen in Aberdeen

Whether errors involve subjective elements, but are often used to describe shots that are missed when the player is completely in control of his body and racket.

For example, if a player stands in the middle of the baseline and hits his basic forehand into the back wall, it would be an unforced error because they missed it because of their own mistakes.

But if a player is under great pressure from his opponent and ends up missing the shooting after being forced to broaden and almost get a strong connection to a powerful shot, it goes wrong because of their physical movement and racquet swing that are being performed by their competitors.

Non-mandatory error totals are an interesting way to measure a player’s performance (or not) on the court.

Some naturally more aggressive players may be more likely to increase the total number of uninserted errors than those who use a more defensive style.

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