The Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam events in men’s and women’s tennis (along with Australian Open, French Open, and US Open). Here are 5 things about this event that you may not know about.   King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II, once played in this event. While most British royalties would watch the game from the royal box of the Centre Court, the Duke of York, eventually King George VI, competed in the 1926 Men’s Doubles of the Wimbledon. Sir Louis Greig got an automatic berth in Wimbledon after winning the Royal Air Force Tennis Championship and chose the duke to be his partner. Their British opponent Britons Arthur Gore and Herbert Barrett in three easy sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. The duke  was gracious in defeat.   The Wimbledon was first staged to raise funds for croquet equipment   While croquet now plays second fiddle to tennis today, it was the All England Club’s only sport when the organization was established in 1868. Lawn tennis was only included in the club in 1875 and the first tennis championships in 1877 was played to raise funds for a pony-drawn roller for the croquet lawns. There […]