FINE Wine & Champagne India - Winter 2018

Traditions take centre-stage
at Wimbledon – lawn tennis
should be played on grass; it still
references Ladies and Gentlemen;
the all-white dress code is strictly
enforced; strawberries and cream
are gluttoned; the Royal Box is
for the monarch, nobility and
celebrities; the shade of Green
hasn’t changed and Centre Court
isn’t drowned in the clutter of ad
banners.
The Grounds in London’s SW19
neighbourhood are revered for
the soles that have tread on them
– the legendary champions who
have inscribed their names on the
prized trophies year after year –
hundreds of thousands of tennis
lovers and pros, first timers and
regulars, young and old, students
and professionals, commoners
and royals alike turn the stiles to
pay obeisance at Wimbledon with
an electric exuberance!
Played over two weeks in July,
674 matches are scheduled in 13
days to cover 16 events. In the
unfortunate event of washed
out days during the first week of
the tournament, in exceptional
years, ‘People’s Sunday’ is rolled
out with unreserved seating and
inexpensive access – last in 2004.
It’s Day 9 – the Gentlemen’s
Singles Quarter-Finals – the
formidable trio of Roger Federer,
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