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Field Trip:
Wimbledon
by suzy evans
IllUSTRATIoN BY
JAMES TAYloR
A parade of the
ready-to-party elite—
star athletes, Hollywood
celebrities, and royalty—will
descend upon Wimbledon
for this month’s Grand Slam
tennis tournament, which
attracts half a million visi-
tors each year. Marking its
125th anniversary, the
glitzy celebration is sure to
be more raucous than ever.
We guide you through the
hot spots to hit, both on
and off the courts.
Wimbledon Museum
Though famed (and feisty)
Wimbledon champ John
McEnroe was never a
favorite among the Brits,
his projection appears as
a ghost at this museum.
Considering, however, that
McEnroe is still very much
alive, we imagine he’s
somewhere shouting,
“You cannot be serious!”
Rose & Crown
Tucked away on High
Street, this secluded hotel
and bar caters to high-profile visitors like Andy
Roddick. An annual ball
boys’ party, fueled by
pints of Young’s, has been
known to sloppily spill onto
the competition grounds.
Henman Hill
Named for former
competitor Tim Henman,
this grassy spot is home to
a giant television screen
where spectators watch
the games. Since Henman’s
2007 retirement, fans of
current British favorite
Andy Murray want a name
change to Murray Mound.
To that, Henman has said,
“I’m keeping my hill.”
Dog & Fox
Celebs and tourists
happily mingle on this
pub’s large outdoor patio.
Vying for the title of
Ultimate Wimbledon Bar,
the Dog & Fox has a fierce
rivalry with the Rose &
Crown—staffers of the
two locales readily prank
one another in the late-night hours.
Matches
Itching to get out of that
polo? Indulge your inner
fashion snob at Matches,
Wimbledon’s famous
boutique that boasts
apparel from British
design houses Alexander
McQueen, Burberry, and
Vivienne Westwood.
Hemingways Bar
To the Wimbledon visitor,
enjoying strawberries and
cream and Pimm’s at local
spots like this bar is
almost as important as
tennis— 31,360 kilos of the
fruit were consumed at
last year’s games, with
200,000 glasses of Pimm’s,
which travel expert Mark
Spyrzynski calls “jungle
juice in a bottle.”
San Lorenzo Fuoriporta
Forget tennis—the biggest
sport at Wimbledon is
carbo-loading. Venus and
Serena Williams and Maria
Sharapova have been
known to visit this Italian
haunt to store up energy
for matches.
