![]() ![]() ![]() Laura Arraya, who was born in Argentina but emigrated to Peru as a child and represented Peru in her professional career, reached the Women’s Singles Quarter Finals in 1991. Already ranked number 2 in the world (and UK number 1), he will be hoping to go one better than last year, where he lost in the final to Roger Federer.Īlthough there are no Peruvians in this year’s tournament, Peru has had a Wimbledon winner: Alejandro Olmedo, from Arequipa, who beat Rod Laver for the title in 1959 (though he played most of his career in the United States and was listed as a US player). ![]() The UK will be cheering on Olympic Gold medallist Andy Murray. Over the next two weeks nearly half a million people are expected to descend on SW1 – Wimbledon’s famous London postcode – and over 350million people will be watching around the world. Wimbledon is one of the most famous sporting events in the world, and for many people it is a by-word for “Englishness”: the neat grass courts, clipped British accents calling for “new balls please” or quieting the crowd, immaculately turned-out line judges and ball boys & girls, strawberries and cream, and of course rain stopping play. That is the inspirational quote from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If…” inscribed above the entrance to Wimbledon’s Centre Court, waiting to greet those who today will begin the battle for one of tennis’s most treasured trophies. The following is a guest post by Ben Rawlings, Prosperity Officer at the British Embassy in Lima. ![]()
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