The 2017 Wimbledon Grand Slam Championships was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. It lasted from the 3rd July to the 16th July. All matches were played on grass courts. Roger Federer won the Men's Singles Title... (read more)

The 2017 Australian Open was played in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria. It was the first Grand Slam Tournament of the year. The event lasted from the 16th to 29th January. The winner of the Men's Singles was Roger Federer (runner-up was Rafael... (read more)

The 2017 French Open took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. It lasted from 28th May to 11th June. The winner of the Men's Singles was Rafael Nadal (defending champion, Novak Djokovic, lost in the quarter finals to Dominic Thiem). The winner... (read more)

The US Open will be held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, from August 28th to September 10th. The first 16 days are qualifier days to determine who plays in the quarter finals. The... (read more)

Example: Solve the 2 simultaneous equations: 5X + 4Y = 10 (1) 3X + 9Y = 16 (2) Step 1: Multiply (1) by a factor of 3: 15X + 12Y = 30 (3) Step 2: Multiply (2) by a factor of 5: 15X + 45Y = 80 (4) Step 3: Subtract (3) from (4): (15X... (read more)

At the end of 2013 Cristiano Ronaldo scored 66 goals in a total of 56 appearances. Thus, he won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, an award consisting of both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year Award for the first time in his life. This achievement... (read more)

In the early 19th Century, games involving rackets and balls were becoming very popular. Prisoners in the Fleet Prison in London got their exercise by hitting balls with rackets against a wall, starting the game known as "rackets". "Rackets" was picked... (read more)

The oldest player to ever play in Wimbledon is a man called Gordon Burdfield. He was born in 1922 and has been playing tennis for over 80 years. He started playing tennis in 1935 aged 13 and reached the peak of his career in 2003 competing in over-80s... (read more)