A wimbledoncolors and buzz have the hours counted. Yesterday Jannik Sinner in blue trained next to Joao Fonseca, carlos Alcaraz sweat in red with Cobolli, Novak Djokovic in green with Kecmanovic. But today at 13.30 (local time),two and a half hours after the first dribble exchanged on secondary fields and half an hour after the start of the game on the number one field,with the descent into the field of the outgoing champion the tournament tournament will be able to say that it is officially in progress: compulsory white everywhere (years ago Roger Federer were made to change their shoes because they had the orange sole),Strawberries with 2,70 pound cream (20 Pence more than last year,the first increase since 2010 of Church Road’s snack-icon),electronic refereeing on all Courts,silence released by secular church.

Welcome to Wimbledon, the place of strawberries where certain traditions From 1877, 28 gardeners will hold the grass of 18 fields up to 8mm for two weeks, the rebound of the ball will vary according to the humidity (expected collapse of temperatures on the weekend) and the mood of the subjects will undergo a surge with the appearance of the princess of Wales, Catherine Middleton, patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

The bad moods of the young Sinner (“I was no longer at ease. The substitutes for panichi and badio? I have anything else to think …”; yesterday the Argentine physiotherapist took place by Jannik with an affectionate post), we return to talk about tennis (Jannik debuts Tuesday against Luca Nardi, ed.). The Eleven Azzurri In the scoreboard (the record is from the USA with 16 players) confirm that we are the superpower to beat.

The outpost is manned by the experience of Fabio Fogninithe veteran at 63rd Slam in the career (the quarterfinals in Paris in 2011 as the best placement) called to the improted company to derail Alcarazn.2 of the ranking walking on the clouds: with five seasonal titles in the pocket, the last on the grass of Queen’s, with a balance sheet of 42 wins and 5 defeats so far (but 18-0 from the return of Sinner to the Foro Italico at the end of the suspension for the consequences of the clostebol), carlitos is the man to beat on the grass.

He settled with the team in a house in the village of Wimbledon, the choice is not original (all the top players rent private houses during the tournament) but the psychological effect is a legal doping: «We cook, we play cards, on the free day we make some golf hole. I don’t even seem to be in London for work, I have the feeling that it is a family trip … ». Harry Potter found the right alchemy between duty and pleasure, rides with a smile the narrative built at the table by the press offices of a special friendship with Emma Raducanu, the girlfriend of England with which he will play the mixture in New York. in short, he has fun. who knows what tricks he has up his sleeve, after the comeback victory over Sinner in Paris.

Immediately on the field Jasmine paolini, who will have to look for the brilliance between the wires of grass that last year allowed her the back to back between Paris and London of the two Slam finals, e Matteo Berrettiniwho does not appear in the tournament from the sad withdrawal with Ruud in Rome, he has already stopped working with Umberto ferrara (free for a sensational return to Sinner’s court?), He lands in Wimbledon to the heights off the hunt for the memory of himself the first Italian finalist of the story on the meadows (he ran 2021). «It was hard, but now I’m better – he said on the eve of the first round against the Polish Majchrzak, n. 109 ATP -.rethinking to the emotions that this tournament could have given me, I decided to try, to get back on track and try to get as much as possible in London. Last year I did two high -level games and lost a very beautiful challenge against Jannik. So the sensations are those of always in Wimbledon. It is a special place, ther is a lot of energy and desire to do well ».

The Lorenzo Musettin.6 of the ranking that came out of the extraordinary run -up on Earth (always at least in the semifinal from Montecarlo to Paris). He recovered from a first -degree injury to the left adductor, he remained two weeks full without touching the racket, he will use Wimbledon, where he defends the semifinal of 2024, as an active training. Look for its splendor in the grass: “I woudl like to be more prepared, I have no expectations. I only ask to enjoy the moment ». Enjoy.