Wimbledon

Right now, the Football World Cup is capturing the spotlight[1]. But let’s not forget about another little tournament. Between the end of June and the beginning of July, one of the most traditional, prestigious sports events is held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Of course, I’m talking about Wimbledon, the  most important event of the tennis calendar.

Of course, tennis is played on a court. The courts at Wimbledon are distinguished by their grass[2] surface. To prepare you need a coach, or personal trainer, who will help you develop a strong serve[3], when the ball is put into play, so that you can get an ace, when the opponent can’t return[4] the ball, or at least not hit the ball back easily. Of course, your opponent will do the same, so you have to practice hitting the ball with a forehand[5] and backhand[6] stroke[7].

Now, there’s nothing worse than a sore winner[8], like a person who throws their racket after losing a point. Remember that we win[9] games or competitions but we beat[10] opponents. So, Rafal Nadal won Roland-Garros by beating Roger Federer. He won the match by winning the best of five sets, or by winning three sets first.

Of course, successful athletes earn[11] a lot of respect and fans. Curiously, in tennis, love  is used to refer to nothing (for example, 40-love). Supposedly this comes from the expression “to play for love of the game” which means playing for nothing. Tennis players don’t love this game so much, I guess! Because they earn a lot of money, through prizes[12] and sponsors.

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[1] foco, [2] hierba, [3] saque, [4] resto, [5] derechazo, [6] revés, [7] golpe, [8] prepotente, [9] ganar competiciones, carreras, partidos, [10] ganar adversarios, [11] ganar algo por esfuerzo, [12] premios