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2024 Wimbledon Championships
The 2024 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior, wheelchair and Invitational tournaments were also scheduled. It was the 137th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and the third Grand Slam event of 2024. The 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, gentlemen's singles title was won by defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's 2023 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, final to lift his fourth Grand Slam title. Barbora Krejčíková defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final to win the 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, ladies' singles title. Tournament The tournament was played on grass courts, with all main draw matches played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, from 1 July to 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
SW Postcode Area
The SW (South Western) postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area, is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London postal district, London post town in England. The area comprises the South Western operational district (covering the subdivisions of postcode district SW1, plus SW2 - SW10) and the Battersea operational district (covering SW11 - SW20), and is the only area within the London post town to lie on both sides of the River Thames. Mail for the area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow, along with mail for the TW postcode area, TW, KT postcode area, KT and GU postcode area, GU postcode areas. Postal administration The postcode area originated in 1857 as the SW district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the very short-lived S district, with the rest going to SE postcode area, SE. It was divided into numbered districts in 1917. The South Western district consists of the postcode districts SW1–SW10 and the once Battersea-headquartered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niels Vink
Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Vink has won five Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open, two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. He has also won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, all have been with Sam Schröder. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Vink won a gold medal with partner Sam Schröder in the Quad Doubles, and a bronze in the Quad Singles. Early life At the age of one year, Vink contracted a bacterial infection ( meningococcal sepsis). As a result, he lost both legs and several phalanges. At the age of nine, he attended the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. This is where his ambition arose to one day participate in the Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disability, disabilities. There are Winter Paralympic Games, Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 .... After trying out a few sports, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' 14&U Singles
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Takahiro Kawaguchi
is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Takahiro can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *高広, "high, broad" *隆弘, "noble, vast" *隆宏, "noble, wide" *隆博, "noble, gain" *孝広, "filial piety, broad" *貴大, "precious, big" *貴弘, "precious, vast" *貴裕, "precious, abundant" *貴洋, "precious, ocean" *尭弘, "high, vast" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name * Takahiro (敬浩), a vocalist of the Japanese pop music band ''EXILE'' * Takahiro Aoh (隆寛), a Japanese professional boxer *Takahiro Arai (貴浩), a Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese footballer * Takahiro Fujimoto (隆宏), a Japanese medley swimmer *, Japanese baseball player *Takahiro Hōjō (隆博), a Japanese actor and musician *, Japanese actor and voice actor *Takahiro Izutani (タカヒロ), a Japanese composer of video game music and guitarist * Takahiro Kasuganishiki (孝嘉), a Japanese sumo wrestler *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Wimbledon Championships - Boys' 14&U Singles
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Iva Jovic
Iva Jovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Ива Јовић, separator=" / ", Iva Jović; born 6 December 2007) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 2, achieved on 9 September 2024. She won two junior major titles in girls' doubles, at the 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. On 16 June 2025, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 89 by the WTA. Early life Iva Jovic was born to father Bojan and mother Jelena, both Serbian immigrants frorm Leskovac and Split, respectively. She has an older sister, Mia. She is from Torrance, California, and resides in Los Angeles. Jovic began playing tennis at the age of five. Career Junior years Jovic won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl in December 2021. She was runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of the Indian Wells Open in March 2023, being defeated by Clervie Ngounoue in the final. Alongside compatriot Tyra Caterina Grant she won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tyra Caterina Grant
Tyra Caterina Grant (born March 12, 2008) is an Italian tennis player. She won the junior girls' doubles titles at the 2023 French Open, 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Early life Grant was born in Rome. Born and raised in Italy, Grant is the daughter of American former basketball player Tyrone Grant, who relocated to Italy to play basketball, and Cinzia Giovinco, an Italian tennis teacher. She has both Italian and American citizenship. She trained at the Piatti Tennis Center in Bordighera, before later moving to Orlando to train at the USTA National Campus. Her younger brother, Tyson, is also a tennis player. Her mother acts as her manager. She began her junior career representing the United States but switched at 17 years old to represent Italy in May 2025, just a few days before making her debut as the official ambassador of the 2025 Italian Open in her hometown, Rome, where she also received a wildcard from the organizers. Career Junior years I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Max Schönhaus
Max Schönhaus (born 1 August 2007) is a German professional tennis player. He became a junior Grand Slam champion in the Boys' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Early life He is from Niederense in Ense. He trained at the TNB-TennisBase Hannover. Career In 2021, he won the European U14 Masters tournament in Monte Carlo, defeating compatriot Justin Engel. Alongside Alexander Razeghi he reached the semi finals of the boys' doubles at the 2024 French Open. Alongside Razeghi, he subsequently won the boys' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, defeating top-seeded pair Federico Cinà and Maxim Mrva in the semi final, and Czech pair Jan Kumstát and Jan Klimas in straight sets in the final. He reached the final of the boys' singles at the 2025 French Open, where he was beaten in three sets by compatriot Niels McDonald for the title. He made his ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alexander Razeghi
Alexander Razeghi (born May 10, 2006) is an American tennis player. He became a junior Grand Slam champion in the Boys' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Early life Razeghi hails from Humble, Texas. When he was twelve years-old he moved to train at the Giammalva Elite Tennis Acadeny, ran by former-pro Sammy Giammalva Jr. in Houston, Texas. Junior career He reached the semi-finals of the 2023 US Open boys' doubles with his partner Hayden Jones, their run including a win over Henry Searle and Tomasz Berkieta. He was seeded sixth in the boys' singles at the 2024 Australian Open and recorded a win over Cruz Hewitt, son of former grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt. He reached the semi finals of the Boys' doubles at the 2024 French Open alongside German Max Schönhaus. He won final of the Boys' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships alongside Schönhaus, defeating top-seeded pair Federico Cinà and Maxim Mrva in the semi final, and Czech pair Jan Kumstát and Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Renáta Jamrichová
Renáta Jamrichová (born 20 June 2007) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 304, achieved on 31 March 2025, and a career high WTA doubles ranking of No. 1108, set on 27 February 2023. She had a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 1, achieved on 29 January 2024. Jamrichová and her partner Federica Urgesi won the 2023 Australian girls' doubles title, beating Hayu Kinoshita and Sara Saito in the final. The following year, she won the 2024 Australian girls' singles title, defeating Emerson Jones in the final. The final of the 2024 Wimbledon girls' singles was a rematch between Jamrichová and Jones, in which she won her second Junior Grand Slam singles title. She also won the 2024 French Open girls' doubles title, partnering Tereza Valentová. Early life and background Jamrichová was born in Trnava to father Milan and mother Renáta. She has two younger sisters. At the age of 13, she began training at the Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nicolai Budkov Kjær
Nicolai Budkov Kjær (born 1 September 2006) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 287, achieved on 31 March 2025. He is currently the No. 3 singles player from Norway. Budkov Kjær reached a ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1 on 15 July 2024. He represents Norway at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 2–4. Early life Nicolai Budkov Kjær was born to a Norwegian father and an Estonian mother. He lives in Bygdøy, Oslo, and trains at Oslo Tennisarena and Wang Toppidrett. Junior career He won the 2024 Wimbledon Championships boys' singles title, becoming the first Norwegian man to win a Grand Slam singles title at either the junior or professional level. He also won the 2024 French Open boys' doubles title alongside Joel Schwärzler, also the first for a Norwegian. Professional career In September 2023, Budkov Kjær made his Davis Cup debut against Peru. In February 2024, he replaced Dominic Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sam Schröder
Sam Schröder (born 25 September 1999) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Personal life Schröder has split hand/split foot syndrome (SHFM), a rare genetic disorder which has caused his hands and feet to develop abnormally. Wheelchair tennis career Schröder has a career-high Quad Wheelchair singles ranking of 1, achieved on 14 February 2022. He also has a career-high Quad Wheelchair doubles ranking of 1, achieved on 31 December 2021. Schröder won his first major title at the 2020 US Open, defeating Dylan Alcott Dylan Martin Alcott, (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Austra ... in the final of the Quad Singles event. Career statistics Performance timelines ''Current through 2025 Australian Open'' Quad singles Quad doubles Grand Slam tournament finals Quad singles: 15 (7 titles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
