At the Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It is regarded as the most prestigious and has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877.
Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments; the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the U.S. Open. The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July.
India made its maiden appearance at the 29th edition of The Championships, when B. Nehru, of Indian origin but representing Great Britain, played. He received a bye in the first round and a walk over to compatriot, Robert Hough in the second for unknown reasons.
India’s journey at Wimbledon began when Sirdar Nihal Singh became the first Indian man to play at Wimbledon in 1908. He lost a close first-round contest 11-9, 6-2, 6-4 to local player Herbert Wilson Fox.
Leander Paes holds the record for playing the most main draw matches (138) across men’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles for India at Wimbledon.
In 2015, Sania Mirza, became the first Indian woman to win a Wimbledon title in the Open era when she lifted the women’s doubles title along with Switzerland’s Martina Hingis.
Now here’s an activity for you. In the grid, find the first names of these famous tennis players using the clues given.