Records

·Martina Navratilova has won the most women ' s singles titles, with an impressive nine wins at the All England Club – more than any player in the men ' s or women ' s games has been able to achieve before or since. Steffi Graf and Serena Williams have come close, with both having won seven singles championships at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer has won the most men ' s singles titles at SW19 (the Wimbledon postcode), lifting the trophy eight times His first win was in 2003, defeating Mark Philippoussis in straight sets. This was the first in a streak of five straight wins at The Championships until Rafael Nadal clinched the title in 5 sets in 2008 over 4 hours and 48 minutes!

Federer most recently won in 2017, beating Marin Cilic without dropping a set However, Novak Djokovic is not far behind with an impressive seven triumphs at SW19.

On Court 18 in 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played out the longest tennis match ever to have occurred at 11 hours and five minutes, before Isner won 70-68 in the fifth set Since then, a rule has been introduced to stop marathon matches like these, with a ten-point tiebreak in the final set if the score is 6 games all

Scottish Andy Murray ended the wait for another British winner of Wimbledon after 77 years when he defeated Novak Djokovic in 2013. He remains the only player to have beaten Djokovic in a Wimbledon Final Murray was beaten in the final in 2012 by Roger Federer, but triumphed at Wimbledon again in 2016 He also won the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics held at Wimbledon, defeating Federer in the men ’ s event, then winning silver in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson.

At Wimbledon, the records for the fastest serves are held by Taylor Dent (148mph / 238 2kmh in 2010) and Serena Williams (129mph / 207 6kmh in 2008).

The shortest match in the Championship's history took place in 1969, when Sue Tutt dispatched Marion Boundy in just 20 minutes, for the loss of two first-set games.

All in all, it is fair to say Wimbledon is a big deal! It is a part of our sporting history and heritage in the UK, and I am sure many of us at RGS will be tuning in this summer! The big question is: who will win the 2023 Wimbledon titles?