OLD GREENWICH, CT – Tennis legend Billie Jean King has been named as the keynote speaker for the 20th Annual Fund for Women & Girls Luncheon to be held on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Billie Jean King will make an appearance and deliver the keynote address to friends and supporters of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls. The event will take place at the Greenwich Hyatt Regency, 1800 E Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich, CT 06870. Source: Digital Journal (more…)
My favorite tennis tournament is Wimbledon, held each year on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.
I don’t claim to be a big tennis fan. In fact, I haven’t paid a lot of attention to the sport since the Jimmy Connors – John McEnroe – Bjorn Borg era. However, I always follow Wimbledon with at least a casual glance because of its storied history. This year marks the tournament’s 123rd year of competition.
It’s going to be hard for this year to surpass last year’s classic, which featured one of the all-time great men’s finals in which Rafael Nadal won his first Wimbledon title by defeating top-seeded Roger Federer. The final was a fragmented affair due to two rain delays, which stretched the event to over seven hours. The playing time itself made it the longest final in Wimbledon history at 4 hours and 48 minutes.
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