If anyone remembers Fiddler On the Roof with Zero Mostel up on the roof  belting out  TRADITION! TRADIIIIITTTTIIIIOOOON!  That’s the tune that keeps running through my brain while here at the Wimbledon Championships, discount wedding cakes or to be correct ” The Championships” which is what this tournament  is traditionally called, as if this were the one and only event worthy of the name “Championships”.

The traditions here are deeply rooted, and stubbornly held.  Change comes in tiny increments. We jest and some rebel against these time-honored conventions, but they have preserved a sort of old world charm on the lush lawns of the AELTC. You get a feeling that the clock has stopped, there is still time for tea at 4PM,  or a leisurely picnic on the grass at Henman Hill.

Purple and Green

These have been the clubs official colors since 1909. Until 2006 all officials, umpires, lines and ball people were dressed in conservative green uniforms.  This is one tradition that  photographers wish hadn’t changed.  We hate the Ralph Lauren designed outfits on the Linesmen and women.

The club prides itself on lack of advertising, but those uniforms are the most blatant RL advertisement you can imagine.  Navy blazers, trimmed in white, cream trousers, and blue and white striped shirts, with diagonally stripped purple and green ties. They are more prominent than the players.  I have to always be careful not to shoot a player with cream legs poking out from behind making the player look as though he had 4 legs.  Horrible.  In my humble opinion, the linespeople should be in the background.  They should blend in and not be noticed.

However, the purple and green color scheme is still carried out everywhere else.  Huge hanging baskets of Purple Petunia’s with their green leaves adorn buildings and seating areas.  Signage, awnings, benches, and official apparel all have the official colors.

Grass Courts

Wimbledon is the only tournament still played on what they like to refer to as a “natural surface”.  Originally, all four of the slams, Wimbledon, the French, bridesmaid dresses sashes US Open and the Australian were played on grass, but the French is now played on the famous red clay of Roland Garros, and Australia and the US are hard courts.

Dress Code

Everyone knows about the famous “predominately white” dress code for players.  Colorful rebel Andre Agassi boycotted the tournament for several years because he didn’t want to conform to this ruling, and both John McEnroe and Anna Kournikova were ask to leave the court for wearing black shorts.  However I have to add that even though the players adhere to this dictum, that doesn’t keep them from still wearing some outrageous outfits.  The sisters always manage to make their own personal fashion statement, and Sharapova’s “swan” dress a couple of years ago was really …um.. well.. awful.

Reference to the players

The men’s events are politely refered to as “Gentlemen’s singles,  or doubles, and the women’s, as the “ladies singles or doubles”.  Unfortunately the term “gentleman” or “ lord and taylor prom dresses lady” does not always describe behavior.

Strawberries and Cream

Grade 1 Kentish strawberries are the only berries deemed of high enough quality to be consumed at The Championships, and it’s been reported that around 28,000 kilos or 61,729.43 pounds are sold during the fortnight along with 7,000 liters of cream, or about 1850 gallons.  And that is not low-fat cream … it is thick and  yummy.

Pims

Pimm’ rosettes one shoulder white long prom dress s Spritzer is to Wimbledon is what the Mint Julep is to the Kentucky Derby.  Pimm’s , a gin-based liquor is mixed with ginger ale and garnished with fresh fruit.  I don’t have the figures on how much is imbibed here, but I promise.. it’s a lot.  Warning!  This is a dangerous drink, very easy to drink as thought it was lemonade, but believe me, it packs a wallop.

Weather

This is not an officially recognized tradition, but face it, rain and Wimbledon go together like ham and cheese, bacon and eggs.  The covers go on an off on a regular basis.  This first week has been carrying on the tradition with vigor.  I never go anywhere without an umbrella, and let me tell you, it’s not easy to balance two heavy cameras, a bag, hot homecoming hairstyles hot homecoming hairstyles and an open umbrella at the same time.

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