A lot of empty seats on Centre Court at Wimbledon today.
Was at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Completely different crowd to normal Wimbledon.
Loads of families and young children.
One thing missing is the "returns box". It's a long day for kids up 12.. and naturally alot of families will leave early. Nowhere to leave your ticket so someone with a ground pass can go to a show court.
Was there on Saturday too, have never been to normal Wimbledon. Atmosphere was great, especially for the Murray/Murray game and was easy enough to get onto court 2 around 15 minutes before it started. As my mate said, it was a bit like a day out with some tennis thrown in. Easy to get to, well organised and getting through security was a doddle <5mins. No trouble on transport to and from venue.
Agree about the returns box, there were plenty of empty seats for all matches on court 1.
Pleased George didn't get scammed. I was in court 1 yesterday. Close to zero empty seats near the top. Plenty at the bottom where the corporates would be seated. It probably looked far worse on the telly because of this. And to be fair, the rain on them bottom seats would have been enough to drive anyone to the bars/restaurants.
Had a bit of a result earlier. We only saw the Djokavic match due to all the rain. Today got an email saying I was eligible for a full refund.
As others have said security was quick enough, shuttle buses free and regular. Her majesty's forces looked far more chipper than I would standing out in all that rain with just a beret for cover. Credit to the nation.
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