Wimbledon

It's July and that can only mean one thing to tennis fans...Wimbledon!

The iconic Tournament starts on July 3rd until July 16th and the prize money is bigger than ever. This year, the men's and women's singles champions will win a staggering £2,350,000 each and the runners up will receive £1,175,000!

In the men's and women's doubles, the winner will receive £600,000 per pair and in the mixed doubles they receive £128,000 per pair.

In the wheelchair and quad events, the winning singles players will receive £60,000 and in doubles, the winner receives £26,000 per pair.

Unfortunately some big names will not be appearing this year, including Rafael Nadal, however, the team at Wimbledon have shared this video with us so we can keep the great player in mind.

To find out more about the competition, visit www.wimbledon.com and don't forget, all the action will be live on BBC1.

Thank you to Wimbledon for the information and videos in this article.