CJI: Wimbledon expansion: Protesters claim that the Tennis Club is not listening
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Before the first ball was even served, protesters were already queuing in Wimbledon Park on day one of the championship, not for tickets, but to tell the All England Club: we're still here, and you're still not listening.
Clapham Junction Insider | 6 July 2026 | Cyril Richert
It's not even 6:30 in the morning on the last Monday of June 2026, but Wimbledon Park is already bustling with people. There is a constant flow from the entrance on Wimbledon Park Road, near Southfields station, the location of what tennis fans know as The Queue, where you join the end of the line and receive a numbered Queue card that shows your place. This is the Club's system for allocation on-the-day tickets. That card is needed to buy tickets, but it does not guarantee entry, since admission still depends on daily capacity in the Grounds.
Some spectators would argue that it's part of the tradition of the event: waiting, camping overnight to be early enough, and queuing are treated almost like a ritual. Others would think this is evidence of poor organisation, unseen at other Grand Slam tournaments .... read more about Wimbledon expansion: Protesters claim that the Tennis Club is not listening.
