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For more than a century, rain at Wimbledon would delay a match. Last year, a retractable roof was installed over Wimbledon's central court, allowing play to continue in most kinds of weather. This year's Wimbledon competition drew to a close yesterday, with winning this year's men's singles championship. The day before, Serena Williams had taken her fourth singles title; Serena or her sister Venus won the championship 9 out of the last 11 years. Last year, Roger Federer won a record 15th major singles title on this date, beating Andy Roddick in a five-set match. Federer was knocked out early this year, not making it to the final rounds. On this date in 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title and in 1991, 16-year-old Martina Hingis became the youngest Wimbledon singles champion in history.
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Merton, outer borough (1991 pop. 161,800) of Greater London, SE England. The area is largely residential with some industry, including tanning and the manufacture of silk and calico prints, varnish and paint, and toys. An annual fair dating from Elizabethan times is held within the borough at Mitcham, and one of the largest mosques in Europe is in Morden. Merton also contains Wimbledon, England's tennis headquarters; the first Wimbledon Championship match took place in 1877. Cricket and golf matches are also played. George Eliot lived in Wimbledon. Merton has remains of a priory that was founded in 1115 and destroyed by Thomas Cromwell. Walter de Merton, Lord High Chancellor to Henry III and founder of Merton College, Oxford, and Thomas à Becket were educated at the priory. Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton lived together in Merton Park.
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‘farmstead by the pool’, OE mere + tūn: Merton Devon. Mertone (1086) (DB). Merton Greater London. Mertone (949), Meretone (1086) (DB). Merton Norfolk. Meretuna (1086) (DB). Merton Oxfordshire Meretone (1086) (DB).
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- As a stage name
- Merton (YouTube), American YouTube personality
- With the surname
- Paul Merton (1957–), British actor and comedian
- Robert C. Merton (1944–), American nobel-prize winning economist, or to his Merton Model
- Robert K. Merton (1910–2003), American sociologist, father of Robert C. Merton
- Thomas Merton (1915–1968), American Cistercian monk, social activist and author
- Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE FRS (1888–1969), physicist and art collector
- Walter de Merton (ca. 1205–1277), Bishop of Rochester, England and founder of Merton College
- William Ralph Merton (1848–1916), founder of the University of Frankfurt and Metallgesellschaft AG
- Fictional characters
- Mrs Merton, a character of comedienne Caroline Aherne for The Mrs Merton Show
Places
Australia
- Merton, Victoria
- Merton, Tasmania, part of Glenorchy
England
- The London Borough of Merton
- Merton (historic parish)
- Merton Park
- Merton Priory, also known as Merton Abbey
- Merton, Devon, see List of places in Devon
- Merton, Norfolk
- Merton, Oxfordshire
- Merton College, Oxford
New Zealand
United States
- Merton, Wisconsin
- Merton (town), Wisconsin
- Merton Township, Minnesota
- Merton Township, South Dakota, in Clark County
- Merton house
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