TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The 2023 Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament will be held from July 3-16. All matches can be watched live streaming via the platform beIN Sports.
Wimbledon 2023 will be the second Grand Slam series this season after the French Open just ended last week. Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles title, while Iga Swiatek won the women’s singles title.
Tempo noted four interesting facts ahead of the 2023 Wimbledon. Starting from the top row of athletes, to the number of regular champions.
Here are four facts about the 2023 Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament:
1. Featured Athlete in Men’s Singles
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Carlos Alcaraz is the first seed at Wimbledon 2023. He is back at number one in the world after winning the Queen’s Club title last week.
The 20-year-old athlete replaced Novak Djokovic, who previously won the 2023 French Open. The two are also predicted to be in tight competition for the title at the All England Club.
The third seed is occupied by tennis player from Russia Daniil Medvedev. Along with compatriot Andre Rublev, who is ranked seventh, they are back at Wimbledon after the ban on Russians and Belarusians from participating was lifted.
The top five seeds at Wimbledon 2023 are Carlos Caraz (Spain), Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Daniil Medvedev (Russia), Casper Ruud (Norway) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece).
2. Featured Athlete in Women’s Singles
Switching to women’s singles, the 2023 French Open champion Iga Swiatek is the first seed at Wimbledon 2023. She is predicted to compete with defending champion Elena Rybakina who is ranked third in the world.
Beyond that, the return of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka’s potential cannot be underestimated either. As the second seed, she certainly doesn’t want to let go of the 2023 Wimbledon title just like that.
The top five seeded Wimbledon 2023 in the women’s singles sector are Iga Swiatek (Poland), Aryna Sabelnka (Belarus), Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan), Jessica Pegula (United States), Caroline Garcia (France).
Two interesting facts…
3. Champion Subscription Athlete
Based on calculations since Wimbledon became an open tournament in 1968, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have become the men’s singles athlete who has won Wimbledon with seven titles.
Federer’s last title was won in the 2017 edition, when he beat Croatian tennis player in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Meanwhile, Djokovic was the defending champion last year. He overthrew Australian representative Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.
On the women’s singles side, American tennis player Martina Navratilova is the athlete who has won Wimbledon the most times with nine titles. Followed by compatriot Helen Wills Moody who collected eight trophies.
4. Biggest Prize in Tournament History
The total prize pool for the 2023 Wimbledon champion will be the highest in the history of the tournament. Quoted from Antara, the All England Club announced that the total prize offered was £44.7 million or around IDR 844 billion.
Organizers said the nominal had increased by 11.2 percent compared to the 2022 edition and increased by 17.1 percent before the pandemic in 2019.
“We are pleased to offer prize money to players competing in The Championships this year, with double-digit increases across most events,” said All England Culb Chairman Ian Hewiit as quoted from Antara, Sunday, July 2, 2023.
The women’s and men’s singles champions and runners-up will each receive £2.3 million or around Rp.43.4 billion and £1.175 million or around Rp.22.2 billion respectively.
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