Same Day, Different Century
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Same Day, Different Century
The Broken Roller
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Zach Ipsen
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On July 9, 1877, twenty-two men gathered on a quiet suburban lawn near London to play in the first Wimbledon tennis tournament. The club behind it was not chasing glory. It was trying to raise money to repair a broken lawn roller. From that humble fundraiser grew the oldest and most prestigious tournament in tennis.