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Quotes About Wimbledon

I had eight consecutive years in the top 20 and five of those were in the top 10. That's something I'm very proud of. And the way that I played some of my matches at Wimbledon was also very special.
~ Tim Henman
If I could have played my whole career on one court it would have been the Centre Court at Wimbledon.
~ Tim Henman
The on-site catering facilities at Wimbledon are absolutely fantastic. Whatever your dietary requirements are, you can find what you need.
~ Tim Henman
I feel at times I get blamed for the weather at Wimbledon.
~ Tim Henman
I think probably Wimbledon is my best chance to win a slam.
~ Bernard Tomic
My first match on a Grand Slam show court was when I played Petra Kvitova on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2015. Petra was the defending champion and I think I was done in 34 minutes.
~ Kiki Bertens
I think Wimbledon is the highlight for most players, it's special. My father played there six times and never got past the first round so we have to end this bad streak, for the family and Norway.
~ Casper Ruud
I'd grown up with Wimbledon, and so to play on Centre Court really was a dream come true.
~ Sue Barker
Mum and Dad have come to Sydney to see me off on the two trips to Wimbledon. Each time I thought I mustn't cry 'cos that'll start Mum off. Each time I really bawled, and then she started up.
~ Evonne Goolagong Cawley
I think the best match I played was against Roger Federer in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2011, especially because I won this match after being two sets down.
~ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Wimbledon is not the easiest tournament in which to make a comeback.
~ Mats Wilander
At Wimbledon if it is slightly wet you don't even play the match. At the French Open you need to just get on with it and somehow adjust.
~ Mats Wilander
Wimbledon is quite simply the ultimate championship, and I'd be the first to admit it was the one I wanted to win. A lot has to do with the history and the tradition: the grass courts, the royal box, the grand spectacle of it all.
~ Tim Henman
There are too many British players who just aren't good enough. And that's not through lack of effort. But in terms of getting to the top 100, and getting into Wimbledon on their ranking, I feel as though there are too many players who just aren't good enough.
~ Tim Henman
At Wimbledon there is a golf putting machine to play on in the locker room.
~ Tim Henman
I told myself, you're in the Wimbledon third round, never reached the fourth round so you have nothing to lose so go for your shots.'
~ Kiki Bertens
It's all changed now at Wimbledon. There's just one big loo for the whole Royal Box. I don't think we're treated differently.
~ Princess Michael of Kent
I think this is the biggest win in my career. To beat Venus in Wimbledon is just something amazing.
~ Elena Vesnina
I think winning at Wimbledon's huge. This is the biggest tournament in tennis for so many different reasons. You can see the history around the grounds. The Village around you, everyone lives for it.
~ Frances Tiafoe
I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
~ Pat Cash
When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
~ Roger Federer
I think this is the biggest win in my career. To beat Venus in Wimbledon is just something amazing.
~ Elena Vesnina
My next project is 'Venus Vs,' which is a documentary that follows tennis star Venus Williams and her effort to get equal-award pay for women at Wimbledon. Most people don't realize that Venus fought for years to make sure women and men winners of that tennis championship received the same amount in award money.
~ Ava DuVernay
4. In between rounds at Wimbledon in 1982, I struggled to learn David Bowie's "Suffragette City" and "Rebel, Rebel" in my hotel flat. I heard a knock on my door. It was David Bowie. "Come up and have a drink," he told me. "Just don't bring your guitar.
~ John McEnroe