1882 Wimbledon Championship 1882 Wimbledon Championship The 1882 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 8 July until 17 July. It was the 6th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1882. The net was brought down to its present height of at the posts, and in the middle. Ernest Renshaw won the all comers' final against R. T. Richardson, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 and later lost against his twin brother and defending champion William Renshaw in the final,
Kevin Anderson (tennis) Dhabi hosted World Tennis Championship. In June 2016, Anderson co-founded a tennis instructional and lifestyle website titled Realife Tennis, which offers online instruction and access to life on the professional tennis circuit. In the 2018 Wimbledon semifinals, Anderson reached his second major final by defeating American John Isner in the second longest match in the history of major tournaments. The match, which lasted 6 hours and 36 minutes, was only beaten in length by the 2010 match between Isner and France's Nicolas Mahut. Anderson started playing tennis at age 6 and was competitive in 800-metre races at school. On the