This year's edition of this summer's Wimbledon tournament will be held in reduced capacity, although the number of spectators will not be decided until later. to try to secure as much as possible.
As Wimbledon noted in a statement, given the current circumstances, the most plausible scenario is that the tournament is played with a small number of spectators.
“However, we are working to be as flexible as possible and be able to respond to last minute changes that allow us to increase or reduce capacity., before and during the two weeks that the tournament lasts, “said the organization.
“For this reason, we want to make sure that we can leave the decision on public capacity until as late as possible, to be able to accommodate the largest number of people “.
This year, the Wimbledon tournament kicks off on June 28, a week after the UK, if all goes according to plan, lifts restrictions by the covid.
Furthermore, the tournament confirmed that this year there will be no “The Queue”, the traditional queue that is organized in the park of Wimbledon Park, where people camp even overnight to get cheap tickets.
The organization also announced that it will be mandatory for all players to stay in hotels, as well as for their teams and other essential workers. like the judges. This breaks the tradition that some tennis players had adopted of renting private houses in the vicinity of the All England Club.
By last, Wimbledon stated that the project for the extension of the All England Club, with the purchase of the attached golf course, has been delayed and that as a consequence the preliminary phase cannot be played there until 2028.