Wimbledon 2026

CJI: Wimbledon expansion: Protesters claim that the Tennis Club is not listening. 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.

Tennis Fans Slam Wimbledon’s Influencer Influx With “Clown Show” Jibe. Wimbledon's Center Court has become as much a filming location as a sporting venue this fortnight, and fans are not happy about it. Event sponsors have hired dozens of influencers to cover the competition for their followers, and the tournament is increasingly being billed as "one big influencer event."

The Times: Cake stalls and campers: the ups and downs of living in Wimbledon. Some residents choose to cash in along with the shops and bars, but others dislike the disruption and fear expansion plans will make it worse.

The Telegraph: Wimbledon doubles down on state-of-the-art 'show court' plans. AELTC rejects alternative proposals to build state-of-the-art 'third' court on existing site in 15-page document sent to campaigners.

BBC1 London News: Wimbledon expansion plans draw protests at start of tennis tournament

BBC: Anti-expansion protests held as Wimbledon begins A group opposing plans to expand the Wimbledon tennis complex held a protest outside the ground as the tournament got under way on Monday. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) wans to build 38 additional tennis courts and an 8,000 seat stadium on a former golf course opposite the site.

Putney News: Giant ears at dawn: the protest AELTC is trying not to hear. Residents brought giant ears to Wimbledon Park on Championships opening morning.

Save Wimbledon Park protestors at The Queue and the opening of Wimbledon this morning

Video of today's protest by @savewimbledonpark to stop the expansion of the AELTC onto the former Wimbledon Golf Course which they promised on to build on when they bought the freehold in 1993. It is also meant to be protected Metropolitan Open Land

Save Wimbledon Park demonstrators gather by the queue on the first day of the Wimbledon Championships to protest plans to expand