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Wimbledon Winner

What does it take to be a winner at Wimbledon? We find out the secrets to SW19 success

This weekend will see the world's most famous Grand Slam crown it's champions but what's it really like to take part in such a momentous occasion?

The All England Club has opened a new entrance for the players which sees them head to the dressing rooms and eventually on to centre courtΒ 
we're given an exclusive tour by the tournament director Jamie Baker.

And once you have walked you from the entrance to the baseline?! How do you make sure you perform to the very best of your ability, in the most pressurised moment of your career? Well one person who knows exactly what it feels like, and how to harness that emotion, is Monica Puig. In 2016 she won the women's single title at the Rio Olympics, it was the first ever gold medal Puerto Rico had won. The pressure she faced that day was enormous, but she dealt with it and has been revealing her secrets having been forced to retire from the game in the last year aged 28

The Women's World Cup in Australian and New Zealand gets under way on Thursday. We look ahead to the tournament with the former Italian international and Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Arianna Criscione. Arianna was not only a top professional, she used her time in football understanding the industry beyond the pitch... Armed now with a Masters in business, she is ready to revolutionise the sport off the pitch, and is just as excited about what's about to happen on it! Arianna is also a passionate advocate for the environment and is a member of EcoAthlete, a collective of athletes raising awareness of climate change. https://www.ecoathletes.org

Photo: Detail view of the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy for winning the Women's Singles Final at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship (Credit: Gary M. Prior/Getty Images)

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Sat 15 Jul 2023 09:06GMT

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