The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which was canceled last year due to the effects of the new coronavirus, will open in London on the 28th for the first time in two years.
The Wimbledon Championship, the oldest of the four major tennis tournaments, was canceled last year due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
This year will be held for the first time in two years from the 28th, but at present, the infection of the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India continues to spread in the UK, and a thorough countermeasure is required. Will be.
In order to maintain social distance, the tournament organizers sell tickets online, with some people staying in tents, which has been a tradition of the tournament, and on the first day of the tournament, the entire venue, center court, etc. We limit it to 50% of the capacity.
The number of spectators will be gradually increased in the future, and the final goal is to hold the final at the center court, which can accommodate 15,000 people, without any restrictions.
The tournament will be held until the 11th of next month, and Kei Nishikori, Yoshihito Nishioka, and Misaki Doi, who have been appointed as representatives of the Tokyo Olympics, will participate from Japan.
Naomi Osaka, who was second in the women's singles world ranking and abstained from the French Open after the first round, was absent.