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A member of the groundstaff mows the grass on a court on the first day of the 2025 Wimbledon … More Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2025. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The 9,709 square feet of Wimbledon’s Centre Court grass—not to mention the other 17 championship courts and 20 grass practice courts—take on a singular focus during the two-week The Championships, but it’s a year-round effort to care for the world’s most famous sward (a fancy term for an area of short grass). Every court gets a renovation in September—the All England Lawn Tennis Club uses over nine tons of grass seed annually—with a focus on creating durability during the two-week event. And while there’s only so much that the group of 15 permanent ground staff at the club—an additional 13 temporary staff are added for the tournament—can do with the amount of use the ryegrass courts receive, the focus is all about durability and consistency. Determining the speed of the court, which gets tested daily, comes down more to the soil than the actual grass, which is cut to eight millimeters daily. The general compacting of the soil over time, as well as the weather leading into the tournament and each day, are the major factors in how the ball responds. Grass and roots are seen ahead of The Championships – Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and … More Croquet Club in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Getty Images “The amount a ball bounces is largely determined by the soil, not the grass,” Wimbledon reports. “The soil must be hard and dry to allow 13…

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