Tennis -fans did not tell you to travel to Wimbledon with queue ‘at capacity’ and crowds with ‘a few hours to’ in 34c on the hottest opening day ever
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Tennis fans received a shock on Monday morning after he was told to stay away from Wimbledon Because it is already ‘on capacity’.
Earl’s Court Tube Station, a popular switching point on the way to Wimbledon, was full of tennis fans who had flown in from all over the world.
But an announcement about the PA system quickly put a damper on the excitement after it was revealed that the grounds were already ‘on capacity’ before 9 hours.
The queue is incredibly popular in the opening week and fans had been in it since the early hours of the day to reach the terrain for the day one.
Those who had chosen a slightly later lie were confronted with disappointment, when they were told that non-Ticket holders are not in the risk of not coming in, or waiting for his best ‘a few hours’ in the queue with temperatures that rose the rest of the day.
An update of the official Wimbledon website on Monday read: ‘Keep in mind that the queue for day 1 – Monday 30 June – is very busy and to prevent us from not recommending not to travel to the site.

Fans are in line in Wimbledon while offering to get on the first day of the tournament

Hundreds waited at night with Wimbledon who told fans that the queue is ‘on capacity’

The tournament will have its hottest opening day ever with temperatures that reach 34 ° C
‘Keep in mind that there is a warm weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday. In both the queue and the site there may be periods in which shadow is not available.
‘Please plan in the right way, including watering water, sunscreen and a hat. Water naval points are available in the queue and around the site. ‘
The queue offers fans the opportunity to buy limited Showcourt tickets or a terrain ticket, which is sold at a best available, one per person in the queue.
A total of 500 tickets for Center Court – excluding the past four days – Nr.
In anticipation of the tournament, Wimbledon fans warned to check the status of the queue before he travels, with the tournament having a maximum soil capacity of 42,000 spectators.
Fans in the queue can be confronted with predicted temperatures of 34 degrees while they want to enter the site for the first day of play.
A record is expected to be taken for the most popular start of the tournament, with the previous highest of 29.3C will be included in 2001.
The queue starts in Wimbledon Park and fans were allowed to stand in line on Sunday at 8 pm at 2 pm, 8 pm before the site was officially opened for the opening day.

Earl’s Court Tube Station was full of tennis fans while traveling to the All England Club

Wimbledon has warned that there will be parts of the queue and the site without shade

Hundreds of fans camped at Wimbledon Park at night to secure places in the queue

Fans in the queue can be confronted with intense heat with the predicted temperatures to reach 34 ° C

Some in the queue have already made use of umbrellas to protect themselves against the sun

Wimbledon could be forced to implement their heating racing for competitions on the opening day

Wimbledon has a dedicated Queue Village, an area where fans can have refreshments, participate in partner activations and view the tennis on a large screen while waiting for access.
Those at the front of the row are invited to the village when the site has reached capacity, awaiting tickets that become available.
Screen messages are displayed inviting guests to buy tickets from the Ticket Salkes Kiosk when there is room on the site.
The temperature can lead to Wimbledon applying a heat rule for competitions during the day.
With the heat rule, players can get a 10 -minute break when the Wet lampbol temperature is located on or above 30.1 degrees Celsius.
The heat index is a size that merges the air temperature, humidity and surface temperature and is measured by a heat stress monitor. Measurements are taken 30 minutes prior to the start of the game and then at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Only one of the players participating in the game has to ask the break to implement the rule.
Wimbledon states that the rule will do that After the second set, apply for all Best of Three Set matches, and after the third for all Best of Five Set matches. Players can leave the court during the break, but they may not receive coaching or medical treatment.
The heat rule does not apply to competitions that are played under the roofs.
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