HISTORY - On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club began its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs showed up to
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Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates a point in his match against Slovenia's Blaz Rola during day three of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon Stock
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