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John Lundberg: Wimbledon Crowns a Poet
In a strange marriage of poetry and sports, Wimbledon has appointed a "Championships Poet" to help celebrate the world’s most prestigious tennis event. Matt Harvey, a British poet, received the honor, and he will essentially serve as tennis’ poet laureate for the tournament, writing a poem a day that captures the drama taking place on the famed grass courts. Harvey, a lifelong tennis fan,…

Wimbledon Brings Poetry to Tennis
Call him the bard of Wimbledon. Matt Harvey, an up and coming British poet, has been crowned the first official poet of the venerable English tennis club.With the 2010 Wimbledon Championships starting on June 21st, Harvey’s task as the All England Club’s first writer in residence and the Championships’ first official poet is to create a poem a day during the two-week tournament, inspired by the…

Andy Murray right out of credit, says former Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade | Mail Online
Andy Murray right out of credit, says former Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade http://bit.ly/aMOcbU

Hansel and Grettel Tickets – tickets for Hansel and Grettel at Wimbledon Studio, Wimbledon
Second night of ‘Hansel & Grettel’ tonight at New Wimbledon Studio! Make sure you book as we’d love to see you there – http://bit.ly/aM8Akq

Wimbledon gets an official poet, might this start a new trend– | EW.com
Any sport in which “love means nothing” has got a bit of poetry to it to begin with, and now Wimbledon has made it official. The British tennis championship has appointed British wordsmith Matt Harvey as its official poet, and as such he will be composing a poem a day for the entirety of the

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IBM to turn Wimbledon experience into mobile AR
Rating: No walls please, we’re British AnAndroid or iPhone app which utilises IBM’s ‘Seer’ technology will be made available to Wimbledon tennis fans for free. The company claims the app will enable Wimbledon fans to see through walls. Basically it combines live video streams with location-based technologies.

Federer topples Nadal, gets top seed at Wimbledon
TennisEarth.com – World no. 2 and six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has been named top seed for The Championships at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon Village 6 bedroom House For Sale.
Wimbledon Village house will offer very spacious and versatile accommodation with the benefit of an indoor swimming pool and leisure complex. Reception hall, three/four reception rooms, kitchen/dining/family super room, master bedroom with his and hers dressing rooms and bathrooms, five further bedroom suites.

Wimbledon Village 6 Bedroom House For Sale.
2012 Summer Olympics and Wimbledon Tennis Swimming Pool. Wimbledon Village location great for All England Lawn Tennis. 23 Burghley Rd – Robert Holmes Estate Agent – Wimbledon.

Tennis – Wimbledon women’s preview
Only a few weeks ago, the women’s final at Roland Garros featured two surprise finalists; Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone. However, the grass courts of Wimbledon are a whole different story.

Wimbledon 2010 – Seeds
Wimbledon 2010 seeds have been announced at Wimbledon, London. Find out the seeds of Gentlemen’s Singles, Ladies’ Singles, Gentlemen’s doubles, Ladies’ doubles and seeds of qualifying events.

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Historic first as no English men in Wimbledon draw – BBC News
For the first time in its 133-year history there will be no English representative in the men's draw at Wimbledon next week. Alex Bogdanovic, Daniel Evans …

Serena’s claws out for Tiger – Sydney Morning Herald
The Wimbledon champion is sitting in a high-backed chair in the lobby of a Miami hotel with a needle, some thread and a pair of bikini bottoms that need …

Vuvuzelas banned from Wimbledon – The Press Association
They are the soundtrack of sport this summer – but vuvuzelas will not be making a racket at Wimbledon in south London, organisers have said. …

Whybourn on brink of Wimbledon – Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Britain's Lisa Whybourn is one match away from earning a spot in the women's singles main draw at Wimbledon after easing through her second qualifying match …

Stosur not fully over Paris heartbreak – Sydney Morning Herald
"I mean, I haven't looked at one photo or anything yet from the presentation," Stosur admitted after reaching the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon lead-up …

Clijsters cruises into Eastbourne quarter-finals; Stosur is made to toil – TheSportsCampus.com
Kim Clijsters is catching fire at just about the right time and her preparations for Wimbledon began to gather pace at the Devonshire Tennis Park in …

Wimbledon’s first poet-in-residence is ready to rhyme – Los Angeles Times (blog)
Apparently there is one thing that has been missing from the grand two-week event known as Wimbledon. Poetry. Of course, that isn't entirely true, …

Wimbledon: Prakash advances, Somdev falters – Sify
US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj rallied to beat Australian Marinko Matosevic 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 and enter the third round of the Wimbledon qualifiers here …

Erakovic into 2nd round of Wimbledon qualifying – Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the Wimbledon championship in London following a three-set win …

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Jon Wertheim: Federer flagging, Wimbledon travel tips, more mail
Just a housekeeping note: We’ll post Wimbledon seed reports shortly after the draw comes out on later this week..

Federer, not top-ranked Nadal, gets No. 1 seed at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer was the No. 1 seed for Wimbledon ahead of Rafael Nadal in a reverse of their world rankings..

Federer top seed for Wimbledon title defense
Defending champion Roger Federer has been named as the top seed for the men’s singles at Wimbledon despite losing his world number one ranking to arch-rival Rafael Nadal..

Federer gets Wimbledon top seed over Nadal
Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer received the top seeding Wednesday for this year’s tournament even though Rafael Nadal recently supplanted him as No. 1 in the world rankings..

Dementieva pulls out of Wimbledon with calf injury
LONDON (AP) — Fifth-ranked Elena Dementieva has pulled out of Wimbledon with a calf injury..

Bruce Jenkins: Wimbledon, which begins Monday, is a lot of things
I had the pleasure of covering 17 Wimbledons for the San Francisco Chronicle, and it’s the most satisfying collective experience of my career. Money’s a bit tight these years, but you never know, I might get back someday. If you love tennis and have the means to make an adventurous summer trip, I can’t recommend it highly enough..

Dementieva pulls out of Wimbledon
Elena Dementieva, the women’s world number five from Russia, has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon because of a calf injury..

Injured Dementieva pulls out of Wimbledon
Fifth-ranked Elena Dementieva has pulled out of Wimbledon with a calf injury..

Hewitt upsets Federer to win Wimbledon tune-up
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Lleyton Hewitt upset Roger Federer for the first time in 16 matches to win the Gerry Weber Open title on Sunday, a warm-up tournament ahead of Wimbledon..

Hewitt upsets Federer in Wimbledon tune up
Eighth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt has beaten Roger Federer for the first time in 16 matches to win the Gerry Weber Open title..

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