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9. JUL/JULY 1877. Zelena trava Vimbldona
WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT BEGINS In 1868, the All England Club was establi- shed on four acres of meadowland on the outskirts of London. The club was originally founded to promote croquet, another lawn sport, but the growing popularity of tennis led to an 1877 announcement in weekly sporting magazine The Field: “The All En- gland Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Wim- bledon, propose [sic] to hold a lawn tennis meeting, open to all amateurs, on Monday, July 9th and following days. Entrance fee, one pound, one shilling.” Twenty-two men registered to participate in the tournament, but only 21 showed up for its first day on 9 th July. The final was sc- heduled to take place on Monday, 16 th Ju- ly, but – in what would become a common occurrence at future Wimbledon tourna-
Davne 1868. godine osnovan je All En- gland Club na četiri hektara livade izvan Londona. Klub je prvobitno osnovan za promociju kriketa, još jednog sporta na travi, ali sve veca popularnost tenisa do- vela je do toga da je 1877. godine klub objavio saopštenje u nedeljnom sport- skom časopisu The Field , u kome je pisa- lo: „All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Vimbledon,predlaže održavanje te- niskog turnira otvorenog za sve amatere, u ponedeljak, 9. jula i narednih dana. Ulaz – jedna funta i jedan šiling.“
Dvadeset i dvoje ljudi se prijavilo, a 21 se pojavilo tog prvog dana, 9. jula. Finale je trebalo da se održi se - dam dana kasnije, ali ga je odložilo nešto što će obe- ležiti buduce turnire na Vimbldonu – pala je kiša! Finalni meč odigran je 19. jula, trajao je samo 48 mi - nuta, a 27.godišnji V. Spencer Gor dominirao je svo- jom snažnom volej igrom i ubedljivo pobedio Villi- jama Marsala. Šampionat Vimbldona, jedini veliki teniski događaj koji se još igra na travi, do danas se održava svake godine krajem juna i početkom jula.
ments – the match was postponed due to rain and rescheduled for 19 th July. In a final lasting only 48 mi- nutes, 27-year-old W. Spencer Gore dominated with his strong volleying game, crushing William Marshall. The Wimbledon Championships, as the only major tennis event that is still played on grass, is held annu- ally in late June and early July to this day.
Tekst/Words: Jelena Pantović Fotografije Photography: Profimedia.rs
Prvi finalni meč odigran je 19. jula i trajao je samo 48 minuta The first final match was played on 19th July and lasted only 48 minutes
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