With all those meaningful matches competing for attention on all those different courts, it is a bit like collecting seashells with the tide quickly rising. Beginning next year, the fourth round will be split across Sunday and Monday, bringing Wimbledon in line with the other three Grand Slam tournaments. “We are thinking this will help the Monday and actually deliver an increase in audiences,” Willis said. “Obviously it wasn’t played on the way it would normally be last year,” Willis said, referring to Wimbledon’s cancellation in 2020. 1 Novak Djokovic have won a Wimbledon singles title.

Source: New York Times July 05, 2021 03:56 UTC