Instead of using a pretentious name like Wimbledon, why don't people just call it the English Open?

Question

Instead of using a pretentious name like Wimbledon, why don't people just call it the English Open?

Answer 1

First of all, the proper name for the tournament is "The Championships", it's simply referred to as "Wimbledon" because that is where the tournament it is held (at The All England Club in the town of Wimbledon).

Secondly, "Wimbledon" was the ORIGINAL and still considered to be the most prestegious grandslam event in the sport of tennis so why should it's name change just to conform to everyone else?

Finally, "The English Open" just sounds really stupid and corny! I mean golf does have a "British Open" but that's all the more reason for the tennis tournament to be called something else. Why does everything have to have "Open" in the title anyway? I mean it's a given that a major tournament in this sport is "open" since we are currently in the "Open Era" of tennis. The Sydney Medibank Championships, Mercedes Benz Cup, Artois Championships, Countrywide Classic and Rogers Cup don't seem to conform to this "Open" c**p but they are all open tournaments and that is understood without them saying "Open" in the name.

BTW, the French Open is actually called "Roland Garros" because that is the same name of the venue it's held (which was named after the famous French aviator). Nobody in France refers to that tournament as "The French Open".

Answer 2

because the name of the town is wimbledon.

Answer 3

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