GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Seven years had elapsed since Wimbledon was last played, The Championships on hold amid World War II. The All England Club contributed to the war effort in many ways.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs showed up to compete in the Gentlemen’s Singles tournament, the only event at the first Wimbledon.

Detailed explanation-3: -We refer to tennis starting in 1968 as the Open Era because the Grand Slam tournaments agreed to allow professional players to compete alongside amateurs. Hence the events were “Open” to all players.