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Trophies and Prize Money

The gentlemen's Singles Champion receives a silver gilt
cup. The trophy has been awarded since 1887 and bears
the inscription: ‘All England Lawn Tennis Club Single
Handed Championship of the World.' The Women's
Singles Champion receives a sterling silver salver which
is decorated with figures from mythology. In 2019, the
prize money for the winners of the singles finals was
£2.35 million.

A Few Famous Champions

Martina Navratilova won a record nine Wimbledon Singles titles. To date,
Roger Federer has won Wimbledon eight times. Novak Djokovic was the
winner of the Gentlemen's Singles in 2019. He defeated Roger Federer in
the ‘most demanding’ match ever in the final. He was able to defend his
trophy as a defending champion. It was his sixteenth Grand Slam Men's
Singles title and his fifth Wimbledon title. In the Ladies' Singles event,
Simona Halep won the first Wimbledon title with stunning performance
against Serena Williams in 2019. It was her second Grand Slam Women's
Singles title.

A. Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.

Column A Column B

a. prestigious i. a thin layer of gold

b. substantially ii. a large plate, usually made of metal

c. gilt iii. extremely attractive or impressive

d. inscription iv. considerably

e. salver v. study of myths

f. mythology vi. respected and admired as very important

g. stunning vii. words written in front of a book or cut in
stone or metal

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