Novak jokovich This is called “win-win”. Carlos Alakraj It is said that this is a great idea. ,
They have a point – Wimbledon’s major expansion plan is impressive.
This involves the inclusion of a stadium with 8,000 seats with a withdrawal roof to start.
Then there will be 38 other grass courts in a former golf course across the road from the main site. All England Club Its qualification to move the event and place it on the site.
This is what other Grand Slam tournaments and it will promote the appearance and revenue for the club.
Some local residents put a deep dive on the details, however, and they are not as confident as the prominent champions.
This is why the proposals go to the High Court of UK for judicial review on Tuesday and Wednesday as the quarter -finals are held in the tournament that ends at the end of next week.
Opponents say that they love tennis either 500,000 fans, who come in Sw19-Wimbledon’s famous post code during the two-week program.
“But we are also lovers of environment and trees and greenery and open places,” Susan Cusec, a member of Save, said Wimbledon park.
This group is more and more challenging London Wimbledon’s project approval last September, and they say they have raised more than $ 270,000 to pay for lawyers, which call the “Industrial Tennis Complex” to fight against cusecs and others to fight against others.
“They are a huge developer. On their current site, they all do, build, construct, build,” cusec said.
In addition to concerns about the environment and overall scale, the opponents argued the adjacent property which was a golf course when all the England clubs bought it in 2018, subject to the restrictions that are in favor of conservation of open spaces for the public.
Wimbledon case for expansion
The oldest Grand Slam tournament is the only one of the four that holds its qualifying round in a completely different place. The current setup has very few practice courts, which some of the best players in the world need to share courts.
All England Club President Debbie Jens told The Associated Press, “Wimbledon needs to stay on the pinnacle of the World Sport, and to do so, you have to develop both on the court, but also have to go out of the court with infrastructure.”
The presence number of Wimbledon passes through the other three large companies. Australian Open sold 1.1 million tickets for this year’s main draw – more than 2024 tally from Double Wimbledon – after bringing over 115,000 in qualifying. Rohmpton has a total of 8,000 tickets in the qualifying of Wimbledon, three miles away.
The French Open drawn into 80,000 fans for its merit. In addition to the fan mini-tournament, Star Players could see the practice, in which contestants play for reputed places in single brackets.
The project of Wimbledon will allow 8,000 spectators to qualify per day.
“If you look at other Grand Slam, they will have community programs during the first week … and, of course, seriously tennis,” Jens said. “So we always start with tennis, but, yes, I want more people to have an opportunity to embrace. Our tickets demand is far from the chart.”
After the Center court and the No.1 court, the area with 8,000 seats will become Wimbledon’s third largest stadium; This number 1 will be located across the road from the court.
Wimbledon’s plan, which includes the location used for the famous queue, will be more than double the total number of grass courts – currently 18 for the tournament, as well as 20 for practice.
Jens said that at least seven of the proposed new courts would be provided for community use. The plan also includes two public parks, one which will be 23 acres.
The club rejected the comment on the price tag of the project, which the British media reported that it would be around $ 270 million.
Djokovic and Alakraj support Wimbledon’s plans
If the plan avoids legal challenges, there is still an eight -year construction window. It should meet 38 -year -old Djokovic’s possibilities of competing on new courts. But the seven -time Wimbledon Champions still want the plan to be successful.
He said, “This is great for the community, for London, for our game. It’s a win, to be honest. If it does not, it would be shame,” he said on Thursday.
Belinda Bensic, who was 17 years old, when she started her Wimbledon in 2014, said on Saturday that she liked the club “investing and trying to make the best for the players.”
Two-time defending champion Alakraj said that “really qualifying is really close (where we are now-I think it’s a great idea.”
Whatever happens, Djokovic said, Wimbledon’s future is safe.
“Wimbledon, as it is already, is a sacred tournament, a tournament that everyone wants to win or play,” he said. “This is only a bonus. It is something that will also get it for high level recognition.”
