The Wimbledon tennis tournament officially begins on Monday, with Carlos Alcarath aiming to defend his title to the men and Barbara Kreicikova defending her crown to women.
Back-to-back champion Alcaraz, seven-time winner Novak Djokovic, world-class Yianik Sinner, and British 1 of the British Ranking Jack Draper will seek to lift the famous Sky Sports.
Meanwhile, Czech Creicikova will have fierce competition for women, with the draw full of former champions and winners Grand Slam, including Emma Radukanou.
The qualifying rounds have begun on June 23.
The main action begins on Monday, June 30, with the finals set for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July.
The tournament at All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), Wimbledon, since 1877.
It has 18 stadiums, including the Center Court, which has a capacity of 14,979 seats, the No 1 Court, which holds 12,345 seats, while the No 2 Court is an external stadium that hosts 4,000 fans.
What are the money prizes this year
A total of £ 53.5 million in cash prizes will be awarded to players at Wimbledon 2025.
Champion – £ 3m
Finalist – 1.52 million pounds
Semifinal – 775 thousand pounds
Quarter -finals – 400 thousand pounds
Fourth Round – 240 mm pounds
Third Round – 152 mm pounds
Second round – 99 mm pounds
First Round – 66 mm pounds
The winners of the double women and men will receive 680,000 pounds, while the winners in the gross double will win the 135,000 sterling prize.
What is worth mentioning is the fact of how much the prizes increased in time.
According to Wimbledon’s official website, men in 1968 received only 2,000 pounds and women 800 to reach a six -digit number in 1984 (100,000) men – women still stayed below this limit (received 90,000).
In 2010, prizes in both men and women reached 1 million pounds.
Source: skai.gr
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