More Facts About Wimbledon
- A trained Harris hawk is deployed to keep the court pigeon free.
- Highest quality strawberries arrive daily at the Centre court, with over 8600 punnets consumed each day.
- Since 1922, rain has not interrupted the tournament only seven times.
- A rain-proof roof has been installed since 2009.
- Wimbledon is broadcast in 200 territories and has an audience of over one billion people.
- Wimbledon players get paid heftily, even if they only make it to the first round.
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