Over the next few weeks, the most traditional tournament on the ATP circuit, the Wimbledon Grand Slam, will be held. One of the most recognizable features of this tournament for the public is the obligation to wear white, a tradition that applies to both the clothing and footwear of the athletes themselves. In fact, in recent editions, this curious dress code has been extended to the underwear itself.
Although the main singularity of this Grand Slam continues to be the playing surface. A thin layer of 8 mm high grass, which gives the acclaimed sport different qualities than the game itself offers on other surfaces such as clay or synthetic material. For example, grass provides an irregular bounce to the ball and is a particularly fast surface. This is why in matches on grass, having a great serve is an added advantage, and long rallies are not usually seen.
Roger Federer, number one in sports betting
For now, the top contender to win the tournament is Swiss Roger Federer, who has focused his preparation in recent months on the British tournament. To do this, he has renounced his participation in Roland Garros, and has participated in several of the tournaments prior to the British Grand Slam.
Due to its technical particularities, grass is a favorable surface for the Swiss champion, and it is here where he has achieved some of his greatest triumphs in his professional career according to Interwetten statistics on Federer: "Since he began his professional career in 1998, Federer has 18 Grand Slams won, 7 Wimbledon titles with a winning rate of 79.8%". Likewise, other sports betting houses also reflect the Swiss Express in their rankings as a great favorite to win one of the most important tournaments in the world.
On the other hand, the Spanish champion Rafa Nadal did not participate in any of the previous tournaments, as he preferred to rest after his successful participation in the Roland Garros, where he managed to win his tenth title of the important French tournament. Unlike Roger Federer, the characteristics of the surface play against the Manacor tennis player, who only won the tournament twice compared to the 7 held by the Swiss tennis player.
For the moment, here we are still waiting for another sporting event like the one held years ago in Puerto del Carmen 'ITF Island of Lanzarote Tournament', which was attended by tennis players from 15 different countries such as: United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Italy, Argentina, among others. For the rest, we will have to wait to see if Roger Federer can repeat the mythical phrase pronounced after winning the grandiose final of the Australian Open in the past 2007: "You can call me genius".
