At the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, they have been contesting lawn tennis for 132 years. They have also been amassing some interesting statistics and building an impressive book of records. While many of the records are startling, Martina Navratilova’s record for 332 total matches played will most likely never be equaled. The [...]

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has announced that the 2009 Gentlemen’s Champion and Women’s Champion will each receive 850,000 pounds. The winners shares are 13.3% higher than 2008 and the overall prize pool has been increased by 6.2% to 12,550,000 pounds. There was little doubt that the world’s best tennis players would [...]