[Wimbledon] 等了33年英國都沒有選手能進決賽，女王只好在男單第二輪時來
女王的丈夫肯特公爵每年，除非因身體不適外，都會出席頒獎典禮。女王上次來到溫布敦已經事1977年的事了，那年英國選手 Virgina Wade 打入決賽，並贏得冠軍。在她之後，英國就不曾有過任何選手打入溫布敦的決賽了。因此女王也一直沒能有適當的機會到溫布敦（全英草地網球俱樂部，AELTC），等了33年 AELTC 雖然每年舉辦全世界最受注目的網球錦標賽，卻一直苦無地主選手能打入決賽，更遑論冠軍了！前一位「英國的希望」 Tim Henman 一直到退休，都無法達到英國人的期望。最新一任「英國的希望」Andy Murray 能帶給英國人民一位地主的決賽選手，甚至是冠軍嗎？
女王或許不想等了！或許想直接鼓勵 Andy Murray，看他是否能在本屆溫布敦有好表現。
下面的報導是摘自溫布敦的官方網站，這一則關於皇室的報導顯得很瑣碎。
The Queen has enjoyed her first visit to Wimbledon for 33 years, watching Britain's No.1 Andy Murray win in straight sets on Centre Court after he and opponent Jarkko Nieminen observed traditions and bowed to the Royal Box before the start of play.
Wearing at urquoise summer coat and matching brimmed hat with white trim, the Queen took her place in the Royal Box at 1pm, for the first time since she came to the All England Club in 1977 to watch Virginia Wade win the final in Silver Jubilee year.
Wade remains the last British player to win a singles title here and she was invited to sit in the row behind the Queen in the Royal Box, along with two other former British ladies who have claimed the Wimbledon title - Ann Jones(1969) and Angela Barrett (1961). Tim Henman, who reached four semi-finals in five years, made up a trio of former British tennis stars in the party.
The Queen had arrived at the grounds two hours earlier and was presented with a purple and white posy of hydrangea, agapanthus, peony and roses by ball girl Marianna Spring, 14.Then accompanied by HRH the Duke of Kent, in his role as the presidentof the Club, as well as Tim Phillips CBE, the Chairman of the AELTC, the Queen took a walk around the ground, giving fans who had queued for hours for a ground pass the chance to see her.
After a short walk, the royal party stopped by Court 14, where a special green carpet has been laid, and she watched as a group of young players, who arepart of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative players, practised their skills under the instructions of Dan Bloxham, the head coach of the AELTC.
After the Queen had watched for a few minutes, Bloxham broke off from the training session to be introduced to Her Majesty; he then introduced the juniors, who had lined up to bow and curtsey, to gentle "aahs" from the assembled audience.
The Queen was then taken to the Millennium Building where a number of top players were waiting to be presented. Multiple champions Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King represented a generation of players who were in action the last time the Queen had visited._____________________________________________________________
Clubhouse lunch: Salmon Millefeuille with Wye Valley Asparagus
Orange and honey-marinated chicken on fruity couscous with roasted vegetables
Kentish strawberries and blackberries, with clotted cream and mint syrup
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Then the top four seeds in the ladies' singles - Serena and Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic - and three leading male players- Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick - were introduced to the Queen. Roddick, who was wearing a smart white blazer, received the invitation because fourth seed Andy Murray was warming up for his 1pm match on Centre Court in front of the Queen.
Rafael Nadal was also invited but said it was impossible to attend as he too was preparing for his match. He later stressed that he had great respectfor the British royal family and for Wimbledon's traditions but said: "Today is a game day. I had my things to do."
British players Laura Robson, Heather Watson, Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha were also introduced.
At the end of the match, which ended 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to Murray, both players were presented to the Queen on the members' balcony, in front of the crowds on the main concourse below. She then left via the main Club house entrance and was driven away.
In her 58-year reign, Her Majesty has visited Wimbledon on four occasions - the others being 1957, 1962 and, of course, 1977.
And it is a place to which, as well as being its patron, she has a very special link. Her father George VI, a keen tennis player, actually competed in the men's doubles tournament here in 1926, the year of the Queen's birth.
His Majesty was the Duke of York at the time and teamed up with Commander Louis Greig, but the pair was well beaten in the first round by Arthur Gore and Herbert Barrett.http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2010-06-24/201006241277384794150.html