{"id":9264,"date":"2025-06-27T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/wimbledon-photo-preview-yahoo-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T16:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:43:10","slug":"wimbledon-photo-preview-yahoo-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/wimbledon-photo-preview-yahoo-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Photo Preview &#8211; Yahoo Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The 138th Wimbledon Championship begins Monday, with 256 men and women drawn into brackets early this morning to compete for the $4.1 million grand prize.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>All-England lawn tennis and croquet club from above. (Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The All-England Lawn Tennis and Crockett Club, which has hosted Wimbledon since its first event in 1877, has 18 match courts and another 20 practice courts. However, the tournament also relies on 34 qualifying courts and 16 additional clinic courts at two nearby venues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Classic Wimbledon bouquet. (Adam Davy\/PA images via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"624\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xclrYkWh3uYo7wl61Lis2A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyNDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-06\/48c73f50-534d-11f0-bff5-ee72b56defe8\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Classic Wimbledon bouquet. (Adam Davy\/PA images via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Growing and maintaining grass in all of these courts is not an easy task. Also, it cannot be grown with 28,000 plants that make this tournament as beautiful as its iconic one. The head gardener told Athletic ($), that 20 teams are needed to ensure that &#8220;day 14 (looks) is as good as day 1.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alcaraz during this week's practice session. (Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3ooLmFITZshsHLbcKdPabg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-06\/592305a0-534d-11f0-bdfe-0b46afc21621\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Alcaraz during this week&#8217;s practice session. (Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the men&#8217;s side, the question is whether they can stop two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who won 18 consecutive matches.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Turn to Alina's awards. (Adam Davy\/PA images via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"643\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/K9SaOWt0HrGQE1BH85kkBA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-06\/67167e80-534d-11f0-9fd7-b58cf6edb785\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Turn to Alina&#8217;s awards. (Adam Davy\/PA images via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And on the women&#8217;s side, no. Aryna Sabalenka of 1 tries to tame the only major she has never reached the final. She finished as runner-up in each of the first two majors of the year.<\/p>\n<p>There are everything else you need to know about this year&#8217;s tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 138th Wimbledon Championship begins Monday, with 256 men and women drawn into brackets early this morning to compete for the $4.1 million grand prize. All-England lawn tennis and croquet club from above. 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