The Wimbledon Championships, for those of you who are not tennis fans, is one of the four major tennis tournaments throughout the year. The two weeks of excellent tennis at Wimbledon in Great Britain comes to an end this weekend with the women’s singles finals on Saturday and the gentlemen’s singles finals on Sunday. 3D sports has been on the rise. ESPN3D has been out on DirecTV for over a year now, and major sporting events have been broadcasted in glorious 3D to those willing to dish out some more money for a 3DTV and wear those funky glasses. Wimbledon has been no exception in the trend toward 3D broadcast of sporting events. ESPN3D has shown the matches in 3D in the United States and, more than three years after testing their first 3D broadcast (it was of some rugby match) BBC will show its first 3D broadcasts.
Now, 3D Wimbledon is becoming much more accessible to the public. For the first time, select movie theaters around the world will be showing the gentlemen’s semi-final matches, the women’s finals matches, and the men’s finals matches in glorious 3D. In Ritchie, chief executive of the AELTC (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club) describes the reason for the change: “We are always looking for ways to improve the presentation of the Championships by successfully blending that tradition with innovation.’” So, if you haven’t already enjoyed Wimbledon in 3D either by actually going to Wimbledon or heading over to a participating cinema and watching Djokovic take down Tsonga, Nadal power his way past Murray, and/or witness the match termed “Battle of the Babes”in which Kvitova grunted her way passed Sharapova early today in the women’s finals, I recommend that you try to get your hands on some tickets to see the Nadal vs. Djokovic final in 3D. If you still think 3D sports is a joke or a waste of money, at least go for the huge screen. I won’t choose sides in this match, but let’s just say I’d like the new World’s #1 (as of the coming Monday) to prove himself on the grass of Wimbeldon. Enjoy!
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