June 15, 2011

Wimbledon: Visions of the Championship – in pictures

In order to whet your appetite ahead of Wimbledon, here are some images from last year's tournament which appear in the book, Wimbledon: Visions of the Championship

Wimbledon photo book: The workforce cleans an entrance and signs around Court 1 — The brooms are out in force as Court No1 gets a good sweep in the days before the Championship Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Staff sets up the net on Centre Court before the start of the Championships — Staff set up the net on Centre Court ready for the tournament Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: A policeman checks the seats on Court 1 with his sniffer dog — Police sniffer dogs enjoy their early morning task. The Metropolitan Police and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club work in close co-operation before and during the tournament Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Preparing of the strawberries — Over 28,000 kilos of strawberries, mostly from Kent, are consumed during the Championships. With fresh deliveries arriving every morning, 'hulling' and preparation is an early daily task Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Towel room with distribution for the courts — Towels are unpacked and prepared for the matches, with different designs for ladies and men. Towels continue to be one of the best-selling items of Wimbledon merchandise and more than 32,000 were sold to the public in 2010 Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Crowds swarm around in front of centre court — Once the gates are open, the crowds flock along the main concourse, while members look on from the Centre Court balconies Photograph: Neil Tingle/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Coin toss Ceremony — Play begins on the outside courts at 12 and the chair umpire spins the coin to decide who serves first Photograph: Tom Lovelock/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: A referee checks the balls before a Wimbledon members test game on Court 2 — Balls are stored in a courtside refrigerator at 68 degrees fahrenheit and opened before play and at each scheduled change (after the first seven games and then every nine games). Approximately 54,250 balls are used during the fortnight. Yellow balls have been used since 1986 Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Spectators with flowers during Wimbledon tennis championships — Spectators enjoy the morning sunshine and plan their next moves. There are approximately 650 hanging baskets around the grounds at Wimbledon Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Aerial view of The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club — Aerial view over the matches in play across the courts at the southern end of the grounds Photograph: Tom Lovelock/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: General view of Wimbledon Court 1 — A framed panoramic view of play on Court No1 with the linesmen and a capacity crowd of nearly 11,400 showing full concentration as Robert Kendrick takes on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Novak Djokovic seen on a camera monitor on Centre Court — Novak Djokovic is seen on a camera monitor during his match on Centre Court Photograph: Matthias Hangst/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Multiple live feeds of tennis around the Wimbledon courts — A cockpit of television monitors in the Broadcast Centre displays action from around the courts. Vision and audio signals are received from nine show courts, together with many other camera feeds, and distributed to all broadcasters. The 2010 TV coverage was available to more than three-quarters of a billion homes worldwide Photograph: Tom Lovelock/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Sun set over court 5 during a mixed doubles match — The evening sun falls behind the Millennium Building as a mixed doubles match, Mark Knowles & Katarina Srebotnik v Ken Skupski & Elena Baltacha, entertains the crowd in the golden light Photograph: Tom Lovelock/AELTC

Wimbledon photo book: Front cover of the book — To see more of these wonderful images then check out Wimbledon: Visions of the Championships, which has been produced to mark 125 years of the Wimbledon Championships ©AELTC Photograph: AELTC

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