The Sunday Mail
Wimbledon chiefs are still making plans for the possibility of having no fans at this year’s tournament, despite the Prime Minister announcing that they could allow spectators back in full capacity by then.
The prestigious tennis event is set to begin in south-west London on June 28 and conclude on July 11.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that spectators could return to the stands as early as May 17, and be at full capacity by June 21. However, the All England Lawn Tennis Club are arguing that they must remain ‘cautious’ despite the early success of the UK’s vaccination efforts.
In a statement, they said: “We welcome the government’s announcements today and we look forward to continuing to work with them, and the rest of sport, with the ambition of welcoming spectators safely to our events this summer.
“We will continue to plan based on our aspiration of staging the best Championships possible with the health and safety of all our guests, staff and competitors remaining our highest priority.
“We remain focused on developing our plans within the scenarios of full, reduced and no public capacity so that we can remain as agile and flexible as possible to the government and public health situation. — Dailymail.
