{"id":828,"date":"2014-07-13T16:56:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T16:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=828"},"modified":"2014-07-13T17:04:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T17:04:28","slug":"playing-centre-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/playing-centre-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Nostalgic visit to Centre Court again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maria Bueno at Wimbledon<\/p><\/div>\n

9 July 2014<\/p>\n<\/address>\n

A Nostalgic return<\/h2>\n

Wimbledon may well be over, yet another fantastic success, but it only took Maria a couple of days before she was back at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, paying a nostalgic visit to the arena on which she made her name.<\/p>\n

She was invited back by the Chairman, Philip Brook, to play on Centre Court with members of the Championship Committee.<\/p>\n

“I can’t tell you what a thrill it was for me to be able to play on Centre, fifty years after I won here,” said Maria.<\/p>\n

“It is such a fantastic court, although the conditions were a bit tricky as it was very windy. I asked them to close the roof but nobody paid any attention\u2026<\/p>\n

“It’s extraordinary to go back a couple of days after the Championships and see how quickly they break things down and it turns back into a members’ club again.<\/p>\n

“There were lots of members there, eager to play on the grass, but only the Committee and, of course me, got to play on Centre! A real honour!”<\/p>\n