Wimbledon has always been somewhat special due to its history, tradition and prestige. This is the only Major that you witness royal family came to watch matches. This is the only Grand Slam that all players are required to wear "white" uniform. There's always something special at Wimbledon every year, and here is our list of 10 interesting facts at this year All England Club
1. Roger Federer does not come to grass court of Wimbledon to showcase his RF knitwear. He clinched another title. It has been 2 and a half year since his last, Australian Open 2010. People are seriously considering whether the Swiss is capable of winning a few more to reach 20
2. Thirty might not be the new 20, but is no longer too old to at the Wimbledon. Both sing champions are in their thirties. In fact, Serena and Venus Willams, both thirties plus, won the women double
3. Wimbledon is emotional. Any Murray shed tears after his fourth successive defeat at a Grand Slam final
4. The Duchess of Cambridge is going to be regular in the front row of the Royal Box for years to come (either accompanied by Pippa or her Prince)
5. It is often said that anyone in the men's top 100 can beat anyone else, and now it's finally proven true. Lukas Rosol, the World No 100, showed that anything is possible by beating Rafa Nadal in the second round
6. In this age of baseline bashing, Radwanska demonstrated that you don't have to welt the ball to reach Wimbledon final
7. Britain's Jonny Marray and Denmark's Frederik Nielsen, the double men's champion, showed that tales of improbable also happen in the doubles.
8. Yaroslava Shvedova would have introduced the concept of 'golden set' to many when she won all 24 points of the opening set against Sara Errani, the finalist of French Open, in their third round match
9. Tim Henman might have trouble keeping his hill - many are now calling it "Murray Mound. *Henman hill in the hill outside of Centre Court where fans are usually gathered to watch the match via a giant screen.
10. Many men in the competition would swap their serve for Serena's
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