These incredible snaps give a flavour of what the iconic tournament was like nearly 100 years ago
heading towards a thrilling conclusion, we look back at some great archive images from the world's oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament.
The Grand Slam tournament, as we know it today, moved to its Church Road home in 1922 – previously matches were played at a location at Worple Road in SW19.dominated the sport in the 1930s and dazzled Wimbledon crowds with his acrobatic displays. The maverick sportsman won the title three times and his name became synonymous with style on and off the courts, as it still is today.
While tennis whites have got tighter and shorter, other aspects of Wimbledon remain refreshingly unchanged to this day, the unpredictable. nature of the British weather for one.
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