The Zimbabwean is chasing gold on two fronts, having to contend for the Womens’ Doubles title with her Israeli partner, Shahr Peer, as well as defending the Mixed Doubles alongside Leader Paes of India.
Wimbledon, where Black last tasted success four years ago alongside then-Women’s Doubles partner Liezel Huber, offers the 32-year-old Black an opportunity to reclaim her status as one of the world’s leading Doubles players.
The former Zimbabwe Sportswoman of The Year was a champion here last year with Paes after the second seeds beat Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Lisa Raymond (United States) 6-4 7-6 in a tightly-contested affair.
Nonetheless, Harare-born Black and her partners have not had a good 2011 in the Grand Slams. They were dismal in the Australian and French Opens and Wimbledon is the platform to win titles again.
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (the other three Majors are the Australian Open, French Open and US Open) – and the only one still played on the game's original surface, grass, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name.
The tournament has over the years proven Black’s favourite hunting ground.
A winner last year in the winning Mixed Doubles team in 2010, it was her second Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title and her fifth Wimbledon title of her career to go along with her three Ladies' Doubles titles.
Additionally, Black won her fifth career Mixed Doubles title for her career, which she won the 2010 Australian Open Mixed Doubles.
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