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London — Wimbledon Championship When the gate opened at the start of the 135th edition of, the world's most famous cue began to flow to the All England Club on Monday.
The typical British spectacle of thousands of tennis fans waiting patiently, often camping overnight and entering the premises, has been lost since 2019.
COVID-19 was paid to Wimbledon in 2020 And last year the tournament returned to semi-normal, so the queue was destroyed for safety reasons, but participants were restricted and players Was based on a safe hotel bubble.
Everything that makes Wimbledon such a sight is back, but despite the hustle and bustle of the premises, the gate opened at 0900 GMT on a refreshing southwest morning. Not a business as usual. London.
First, Roger Federer, the king of the lawn, who recorded eight titles in the men's singles, was absent for the first time since winning the 1998 junior event.
40 years-The old Swiss have recovered from his knee injury and haven't played since losing to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals a year ago.
Also, while female defending champion Ashberti has retired, Daniil Medvedev, the world's number one male defender, has banned Russian and Belarusian players in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Is also missing.
A ban on Russians and Belarusians has led the ATP and WTA to steal ranking points from Wimbledon this year.
Play is also scheduled for 14 days instead of the traditional 13 days, and the middle of Sunday is no longer a holiday. That is the end of the so-called Manic Monday, where all the men's and women's fourth round matches took place. It will be played.
Plot Line
The accumulation in Wimbledon is controversial, but there are enough plot lines to suggest that the next two weeks may be the Classic Edition. ..
Serena Williams is back for the first time in a year, aiming for the title of her 24th Grand Slam singles, which she has missed since 2017. She defends his title, wins her 21st Grand Slam Crown and is trying to close the gap with Rafael Nadal on record 22.
Spain's Nadal is in the middle of a calendar year's Grand Slam after winning the championship. Open in Australia and France.
Briton Emma Raducanu has been billed as "homecoming" after winning the US Open title in qualifying. When Djokovic plays against Kwon and then against Belgium's Alison van Utvank, the spotlight is completely focused on the teens. Seung Woo.
At the famous Center Court, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, the first day was very British and two former champions Andy Murray closed the proceedings against James Duckworth in Australia.
Murray is one of the 17 British players in a single draw and is the largest home contingent since 2001.
For the next two weeks, while the tennis feast is set, 30 minutes after the rain shower play begins, place the damper in the initial action.
Some things don't seem to change at all.
(reported by Martyn Herman, edited by Ed Osmond)
