Here is the final installment of the Wimbledon in Pictures series.
In case you missed the first two parts:
Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 2
If you want to buy tickets at regular prices, here is what you are facing (remember this is in GBP, convert to your own currency if needed).
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And if you arrived in a car, be ready to pay these parking prices…
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Here is the alley leading from Centre Court to Court 1, with Court 14 on the right (you can only see the back of the stands) and Court 18 further to the left (you can see the spectators).
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Another picture from the grounds with Court 18 on the background.
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More intimate and closer to the action: Courts 8 to 11.
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Scoreboards everywhere keep you updated on the matches and help you decide where you want to head next.
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While you walk around the grounds, you can possibly run into some famous people such the legendary Ilie Nastase who also has the rank of Major General in the Romanian army and he will dress accordingly too!
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Or the Swiss Davis Cup Captain, and Federer’s coach and confidant, Severin Luthi, enjoying a nice day at Wimbledon with his family.
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What an amazing match this was in 2010! Wimbledon makes sure it’s never forgotten.
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The true heroes of the courts, the ball kids, heading home in the evening, cheered on by their supervisors.
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During the second week, main draw matches get scheduled for the most part on the show courts. The competition also begins for the Legends, Seniors, and Juniors.
Here is the girls’ doubles semifinalist, the British Freya Christie.
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And here is the girls’ winner, the 15-year-old Russian Sofya Zhuk (read my one-on-one interview with Zhuk at the French Open, as well as my tactical analysis of her match there, against CiCi Bellis in the second round)
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Boys’ finalist Mikael Ymer of Sweden already has fans asking him for pictures and autographs.
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A page from the 1980s! Andrea Temesvari and Andrea Jaeger competing in the Ladies’ Invitational Doubles.
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Just for good measure (!), Centre Court had to be evacuated one evening due to a small fire.
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Then, we arrived in the final few days of Wimbledon…
Henman Hill filled up every day once the tournament reached it’s last few days. Here is a shot from one hour before the ladies semifinals started on Thursday.
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The Kids’ clinic ran in the mornings until the last days of Wimbledon.
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Finalist Garbine Muguruza of Spain, practicing her returns (amazingly, in front of empty stands!) on the day before her final round encounter with Serena Williams.
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Serena practicing her serves with coach Patrick Mouratoglou on the morning of the final.
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And here are Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis getting ready for their Women’s Doubles final. They lifted the winner’s trophy, Mirza making history as the first Indian woman to win a Major title, and Hingis winning her first title at Wimbledon since 1998 (women’s doubles, she won the singles’ title in 1997)
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Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau receiving much love from fans after they won Wimbledon Men’s Doubles title.
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And it is only appropriate to end this series with the one constant thing throughout the weeks: The Queue (this shot, on the last day of Wimbledon).
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This concludes Wimbledon 2015 coverage for MT Desk. Thanks to everyone who read the updates on Mertov’s tennis Desk and followed the ones on Twitter. My next on-site coverage will be from the Citi Open in Washington D.C.
Until next time…