Astonishing 2021 Wimbledon Round Up Quiz

While The Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, traditionally presented Wimbledon trophies, The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, presented Ash Barty with her award on Saturday, July 10, 2021. The Duchess has been Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016.

Kate Middleton news fact:

Saturday marked Kate's first appearance since Kensington Palace announced that the royal was self-isolating after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Ashleigh Barty was born in Australia.

Ash Barty Fact:

Barty is the second Australian WTA singles No. 1, after fellow Indigenous Australian player Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.

Novak Djokovic has held the No. 1 spot for the most weeks in total in the history of the ATP rankings.

Novak Djokovic Bonus Fact

He is also the only man to win all nine of the Masters 1000 singles titles, something he has done twice.

Serena Williams injured her ankle after slipping on the wet grass on Monday, June 28. Williams then had to retire from her first-round Wimbledon 2021 match. On June 13, 2022, Williams announced she would be returning to the 2022 Wimbledon tournament. On June 29, 364 days after her injury, Williams came within two points short of victory in her first Wimbledon 2022 match.

Slipping Wimbledon Fact

Williams's retirement came within an hour of Centre Court watching France's 33-year-old Adrian Mannarino also falling on the same baseline and retiring from his match against Roger Federer.

39-Year-old Roger Federer broke the age record for quarterfinalists in the Open era (since 1968) held by Ken Rosewall, who was also 39 when he reached the last eight in 1974. Rosewall was 39 years, 224 days old on the final day of the '74 Wimbledon tournament, while Federer was 39 years, 337 days old on the last day of this year's event.

Roger Federer Fact

Roger Federer's bid for a ninth Wimbledon title was over on July 8, 2021, after Hubert Hurkacz won against him in the quarter-finals. The defeat marked his first straight-set loss at Wimbledon in 19 years and could be his final appearance at the grass-court Grand Slam. On Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, Federer announced in a video on his Instagram account that he would miss the 2021 U.S. Open because he needed more knee surgery.