Match point

Chapter 1549 The scenery is unique
Perhaps, people are bewildered, Wimbledon, clinging to a tradition that has no value or meaning, has survived to this day.

But in fact, in the tennis world, from professionals to professional players to senior fans, Wimbledon has always had a unique position.

Going to Wimbledon every year is a pilgrimage—

This year, even more so.

The tide of "Big Four VS Challengers" is gradually pushed to a new height, Wimbledon will become the last fortress, no matter who can reach the top in the end, the audience who arrives at the scene will witness the birth of history on the front line, it is just an imagination After a while, he was too excited to calm down.

Moreover, WTA is also waiting for history. Serena Williams has won the US Open, Australian Open and French Open in a row. If she can reach the top of Wimbledon again, she will win the "Serena Slam" for the second time in her career— - Not the four Grand Slams of the natural year, but it is still the top four Grand Slams in a row.

From the ATP's competition to the WTA's dominance, this year's Wimbledon has too many topics that no one wants to miss.

As a result, countless fans from all over the world crowded in the small town of Wimbledon to witness history.

Today, the first ray of morning light has just fallen, and Wimbledon, which is gradually waking up, has slowly become lively.

In that box, the fans queuing up to buy tickets meandered all the way, and the mighty team crowded the wide green field to the brim, it was impossible to calculate——

2000 people? 5000 people? 1 people?

Numbers have long since lost their meaning, and the scene of crowds of people and voices but orderly is slowly laid out in the field of vision bit by bit.

It's like a magnificent picture scroll.

In this box, fans who are going to watch the game outside and are not in a hurry to buy special games, and fans who are not going to buy tickets to enter the stadium at all, also have their own way to enjoy Wimbledon. Similarly, this is not available in the other three Grand Slams culture:
"Mount Murray".

There is a small hill covered with green grass in the center of the All England Club stadium, where you can see the giant screen of the center court, which is as high as the court——

Although it is impossible to feel the speed and power of tennis up close at the scene, watching the TV broadcast signal can capture the details of the game more comprehensively; Feel the vibe inside the stadium.

Every year, countless fans come to this small hill to taste creamy strawberries, bring a picnic cloth, drink beer, chat and relax while watching the game, even if they have no way to enter the stadium, they enjoy Wimbledon in their own way, This is a party for everyone.

In the beginning, this small hill was not named, there is another romantic name, "Aorangi Terrace (Aorangi-Terrace)".

Once, very, very far away, before the establishment of the All England Club, even before the birth of tennis, this was the original site of the New Zealand Rugby Club. Centennial race.

In order to remember and pay tribute to the New Zealand Rugby Club, the Wimbledon organizing committee named this hill after the peak of Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand. "Aorangi" is New Zealand Maori, meaning "Long White Cloud". , generally refers to the magnificent scene of mountains and glaciers.

"Aoraki Balcony" later became a continuation of the British picnic culture because of a coincidence.

If you are an American, a picnic often means vodka, whiskey and sandwiches. It started with beer, but it evolved into a crazy alcohol party after playing. Anyway, alcohol can be crazy at any time and anywhere, but the British Won't.

Of course, the British also love alcohol, very much, but alcohol belongs to bars; when going to a picnic, it is a time of leisure and relaxation just like afternoon tea, with desserts and drinks, chatting, reading, music, and at most some beer , and then enjoy some movies or stage plays, tennis is also an option.

Picnic culture has always been a very important part of British daily life. However, in the early days, television broadcasting and transportation conditions were not so developed. People did not associate picnics with Wimbledon and Aoraki Balcony until A twist in the 90s:
Tim Henman turned professional tennis in 1994 and in just two years he has grown into the UK's No. [-] men's singles.

In 1996, Henman carried the country's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, reviving the British hope of becoming the Wimbledon champion.

Gradually, people began to come to Wimbledon spontaneously. Those spectators who could not buy tickets or did not buy tickets spontaneously gathered on the Aoraki balcony, and moved the traditional British picnic culture here, while eating Strawberries and ice cream while watching a ball game.

At that time, people didn't even know that this small hill had an official name, and it was called "Henman Mountain" by word of mouth. Obviously, people came here to watch Henman's game; The official name of Laki Balcony has found a more catchy title.

It is very, very regrettable that from 1996 to 2004, Henman's performance has been stable and outstanding. Except for stopping in the fourth round in 2000, he was promoted to the quarterfinals in the other eight years, and advanced to the semifinals four times, but he has never been able to break through the shackles. In the final, the British hope of winning the championship is the same as football, shelved, shelved, and shelved again.

In 2007, Henman announced his retirement.

At that time, Murray had already turned to the professional arena in 2005, and reached the US Open final for the first time in his career in 2008, becoming a new banner of British tennis; "Henman Hill", a tribute to a generation of legends.

In 2009, 2010, and 2011, Murray broke into the semi-finals at Wimbledon for three consecutive years, and ushered in an explosion in 2012. First, he reached the final at Wimbledon, becoming the first Wimbledon final in 74 years The British, but unfortunately lost to Federer and failed to reach the top; but in the subsequent London Olympics, Murray defeated Djokovic and Federer successively and won the gold medal at Wimbledon.

Slowly, slowly, Murray finally took over Henman's banner, so "Henman Hill" became "Murray Hill"——

Now, the local fans who came to Wimbledon every year came for Murray.

In 2013, Murray entered the final for the second consecutive year, swept Djokovic to the top, became the first local player to reach the top of Wimbledon since 1936 and 77, and also the first in the Open Era The home-grown players who topped Wimbledon wrote history.

Up and down, rejoicing, this also brought Murray's local fame to a whole new level.

It can be seen from the situation last year that more and more fans gathered in Murray Hill, hoping to enjoy the local heroes' games up close.

(End of this chapter)