Wimbledon has just ended for the year, the trophies are distributed, the strawberries have disappeared and everything seemed perfect on television.
But the more I dug, the more I realized that there was a completely different side to this tournament. Behind the held lawns, there are a lot of silent rules and strange traditions that no one is barely talking about. Here is everything I found.
1 and 1
There is a pineapple on the trophy and no one knows why.
2
Wimbledon’s “All White or Home” dress code.
3 and 3
Yes, there are nail technicians in Wimbledon.
4
The grass is mowed daily at 8 mm.
5
The strawberries used for famous strawberries and Wimbledon cream are carefully sorted on the shutter.
6.
A Harris Falcon formed named Rufus flies around the central courtyard every morning to scare the pigeons.
7
Balloon boys and girls are formed like athletes.
8
The referees are told to avoid saying too strong “love”.
9.
Tennis balls are kept in refrigerated containers at 20 ° C.
10
Champions cannot keep their trophies.
11
Bees and foxes can interrupt the matches.
12
The central court was bombed during the Second World War.
13
This Wimbledon court obtained such a bad representative, they rebuilt it and renamed it.
