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Wimbledon, the home of tennis

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This year is the 125th year that the All England Lawn Tennis Club has hosted the Wimbledon championships.

Last year saw Novak Djokovic claim his first men's singles Wimbledon victory, beating Rafael Nadal in four sets and Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final. Both players will be looking to defend their titles and claim the prestigious title again in 2012 when the championships begins on the 25 June.  

Before packing your picnic basket, check the London weather forecast.

Back to the events calendar.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon has 19 grass courts where spectators will watch the men's and women's singles, as well as the doubles competitions, youth competitions and wheelchair matches. 

Fans who were not lucky enough to get Wimbledon tickets for centre court or court one will be queuing for a chance to see some of the action on the other courts. They'll also be watching the games on Murray Mount where big screens show the action from the centre court - possibly with a glass of Pimms and some strawberries and cream.

Johnny Perkins, Wimbledon Press Officer, explains how the weather impacts play at Wimbledon.

 
Weather and Wimbledon (PDF, 86 kB)

Chris Tubbs, one of the Deputy Chief Forecasters at the Met Office explains what goes into providing the forecasters for Wimbledon.

Wimbledon weather

In 2009 Wimbledon introduced a retractable roof on centre court to allow play to continue in adverse weather conditions and to keep the championship on schedule.

In previous years the event has been so badly affected by the weather the tournament has gone into a third week. The referee will make the decision as to when to cover the courts. The sooner they are covered the quicker the court will dry out and play can resume at Wimbledon.

For further information about getting to the championships visit the  Wimbledon official website.

You can check the weather forecast for other events through the Events Calendar.

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