With the clay court season in its final stages, the focus has begun to shift towards the grass court swing, in particular the 2021 Wimbledon Championship. The organizers of the prestigious Grand Slam event had recently met to decide on quarantine protocols for the tournament, which will take place at a time when parts of England are still battling sudden increases in COVID-19 infections.
However, amid rumors that players would be subjected to a harsh quarantine and would remain confined in a bubble for the duration of the tournament, it seems that better news could be in sight in front of the spectators.
It now appears that the All England Club, which hosts the Slam, is confident that this year’s tournament will see more audiences than the current 25% cap. The French Open is likely to allow larger crowds, Wimbledon could follow suit The French Open, which was delayed a week to allow more crowds for matches, is likely to have more than 5,000 spectators each day, and the number could increase to 13,000 in the second week of the tournament.
It now appears that the Wimbledon organizers would follow a similar line by increasing the crowd limit for the tournament. However, there is still no clarity on the ticket sales front, as the Club has not given a hint as to when the tickets are likely to go on sale.
Organizers are said to leave ticketing details until as late as possible, giving themselves more time in hopes that the pandemic situation in the country will improve further.
Regardless of how strict the protocol turns out to be, the tournament, like previous years, will attract the best and brightest in men’s and women’s tennis.
The Grand Slam, this year, takes on great importance for eight-time champion Roger Federer and seven-time winner Serena Williams.
Federer, for his part, has already identified Wimbledon as one of his priority events this year. Although he will return to the French Open this year, the goal is to find his best form and hopefully get some victories under his belt before traveling all over England.
For many, including nine-time champion Martina Navratilova, Wimbledon presents the best chance for Serena to finally end her Grand Slams title drought. Although traveling to Roland-Garros after her disappointing semi-final at this year’s Australian Open, Navratilova, during a live broadcast of the Italian Open, felt that the grass would be the ideal surface for the champion to lift the 24th Grand Slam of his career. qualification.
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