LONDON : The Wimbledon mixed doubles final originally scheduled for Thursday will be played three days later, organisers said on Tuesday, as they revised the schedule due to steady rain that has caused a backlog on the All England Club outside courts.
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2024 General view of a spectator in stands before the start of day's play REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
The mixed doubles final will follow the men's singles final on Sunday, while the men's and women's doubles finals will take place after the women's singles final on Saturday. The attendance in the first week of the tournament also dipped from 293,681 last year to 282,955 visitors, down by 3.7 per cent and chief executive Sally Bolton blamed the rain.
"We're never about maximising our attendances, we're all about protecting the queue and making sure that we have still got that accessibility, accepting that as a result of that was some variability on the numbers that we will end up achieving.
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