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[1] [2] It was the 115th edition of the Wimbledon Championships, part of the 2001 ATP and WTA Tours, and it was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The tournament was the first in Wimbledon's 124-year history in which 32 players in the men's and women's draws were seeded, instead of the usual sixteen. [ 3 ]
[2] [a] [4] From 1946 BBC Television broadcast Wimbledon live from 2-3pm until approximately 7.30pm. [5] [6] With play starting on centre court after 2pm in those days, this represented a full day's play, though sometimes the coverage was shared with other sports such as cricket and racing, a practice that was to continue until 1998. [7]
Ivanišević had reached the Wimbledon final three times before (in 1992, 1994 and 1998) but lost each time. [3] The final was held on the third Monday of the event in front of a boisterous crowd, after Ivanišević's semifinal against Tim Henman took three days to complete due to rain.
Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM [2] (born 2 April 1971) is an Australian broadcaster and former professional tennis player. During his playing career, he formed multiple Grand-Slam winning doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde (nicknamed "The Woodies") and later Jonas Björkman.
Wimbledon is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the area of SW19. [1] Since 1968, this tournament has been open to professionals, and it joined the Open Era of tennis.
5–0 United States: Queen's Club (G) London, United Kingdom 1906 British Isles † 5–0 United States: Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom 1907 Australasia ‡ 3–2* British Isles: Worple Road (G) London, United Kingdom 1908 Australasia † 3–2 United States: Albert Ground (G) Melbourne, Australia 1909 Australasia † 5–0 United States
Muir won the Emmy for Outstanding Live News Program in both 2023 and 2024 and won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Network TV Newscast in the same years. [2] [3] Muir has become one of the most visible journalists in America. [4] World News Tonight with David Muir has been the most watched newscast in the United States since 2015. [5]
At the ATP tour, Henman was the runner-up at three finals; at one ATP Masters Series, at one ATP 500 Series and at one normal ATP tournament. [43] Henman did not participate in the 2003 Australian Open , reached the third round in the French Open , his best so far, reached the quarter-finals at the Wimbledon Championship and lost in the first ...