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Wimbledon’s just ended for the year, the trophies are handed out, the strawberries are gone, and everything looked picture-perfect on TV.
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But the more I dug in, the more I realised there’s a whole other side to this tournament. Behind the neat lawns, there’s a bunch of quiet rules and odd little traditions that barely anyone talks about. Here’s everything I found.
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1.
There is a pineapple on the trophy and nobody knows why.
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2.
Wimbledon’s “all white or go home” dress code.
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3.
Yes, there are nail techs at Wimbledon.
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4.
The grass gets mowed daily to 8mm.
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5.
The strawberries used for Wimbledon’s famous strawberries and cream are carefully handpicked.
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6.
A trained Harris’s Hawk named Rufus flies around Centre Court each morning to scare away pigeons.
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7.
The ball boys & girls are trained like athletes.
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8.
Umpires are told to avoid saying ‘love’ too loudly.
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9.
The tennis balls are kept in refrigerated containers at 20°C.
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10.
The champions can’t keep their trophies.
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11.
Bees & foxes can interrupt matches.
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12.
Centre Court got bombed during WWII.
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13.
This Wimbledon court got such a bad rep, they rebuilt it and renamed it.
