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Wimbledon 2025: Tradition, Innovation, and Stars – Who Will Dominate the Most Famous Grass Grand Slam?

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  London's grass courts are calling tennis stars once again! Wimbledon, the oldest and most iconic Grand Slam in the world, will open its gates for the 138th time in history. From June 30 to July 13, 2025, the sporting world's eyes will turn to London's All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where another chapter of tennis history will unfold. Every summer, tennis returns to its spiritual home. Wimbledon isn't just a tournament – it's an institution, a tradition, and simultaneously a symbol of this sport's constant evolution. This year's edition promises to be exceptional with its combination of respect for history and bold innovations. Tradition Meets Future: Major Innovation After 148 Years! After nearly 150 years, a fundamental change is coming – Wimbledon 2025 becomes the third Grand Slam to completely transition to electronic line calling! This revolution follows successful testing of the technology in previous editions. Line judges, who had be...

ATP/WTA Eastbourne 2025: Final Stop Before Wimbledon

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Basic Information: Tournament: Eastbourne International 2025 Category: ATP 250 (men) / WTA 250 (women) Dates: June 23-29, 2025 Venue: Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Great Britain Surface: Grass (outdoor) Prize money: $750,000 (ATP) / $850,000 (WTA) The tennis circus moves to southeast England! On the grass courts of Eastbourne, preparations for the world's most famous tennis tournament reach their climax. Who will shine in the final test before Wimbledon? Eastbourne International represents a unique combination of tradition and modern tennis. While women have been competing here for almost 50 years, the men's tournament has a more complex history full of breaks and returns. Eastbourne: Where Tennis Meets the Sea Eastbourne International takes place in a picturesque seaside resort in southern England, where tennis has a long tradition. The first ATP Eastbourne event was held in 2009, when men finally joined the long-established women's tourn...

WTA Bad Homburg Open 2025: Final Grass Test Before Wimbledon

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  Basic Information: Tournament: WTA Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt 2025 Category: WTA 500 Dates: June 22-28, 2025 Venue: Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany Prize money: $1,064,510 USD Surface: Grass (outdoor) Field size: 32 players (including 8 qualifiers) The prestigious tennis tournament in the German spa town enters its fifth edition. Bad Homburg Open 2025 will welcome the world's elite including Czech stars just before Wimbledon begins. Who will master the green grass and gain crucial confidence before the Grand Slam? The WTA Bad Homburg Open has built a strong position in the tennis calendar in just five years of existence. Within the women's WTA Tour, it belongs among only six tournaments where players can test themselves in competitive matches on the fastest surface - grass. Rapid Rise of Prestigious Tournament The originally planned premiere in 2020 had to be postponed due to the pandemic, but since 2021 the tournamen...