AELTC Has Reshaped Their Traditions For Wimbledon 2019

The classic event on the tennis calendar, Wimbledon has made a string of amendments in this year’s championship. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has enhanced their services for Wimbledon 2019.

The Court Number one of the summer Grand Slam has added 1000 more seats in their arena. Also, the court has a retractable roof this year and a total of 12,345 spectators can be seated in the Court Number one during the Wimbledon 2019. The inauguration is scheduled to take place on 19th of May where John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova will be seen playing tennis.

Last year’s Wimbledon championship witnessed few marathon matches, principally, Kevin Anderson and John Isner’s semifinal match where the skyscrapers battled in the final set for almost three hours. Taking these tennis escapades into consideration, last year the tennis officials incorporated changes in the fifth set. They have introduced a final-set tie-break at 12-12 and this will be put into practice during the Wimbledon 2019.

This year, the green major tournament has gone greener by engaging themselves in the conservation of the ecology. The Official Water of The Championships, Evian will be providing 100% recyclable and recycled water bottles forWimbledon 2019. Plastic bags wouldn’t be used on racquets consequently reducing the plastic pollution on his planet. Also, the ATP players such as Kevin Anderson have been taking the lead for sustaining the planet.

The Wimbledon 2019 has an increment of 11.8% in the prize money for the singles players. Last year’s champions, Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber, both received £2.25m, and Wimbledon 2019 champions will be paid £100,000 more than previous year’s winners.

The gentlemen and ladies in the doubles category of Wimbledon 2019 will receive an increase of 14.2%, while the mixed doubles participants will get a hike by 6.2% in their prize money. In addition to that, Wimbledon 2019 will not host qualifying draws in the doubles category.

Also, the acquisition of Wimbledon Park Golf Club has been successful and the planning for a new AELTC Master Plan has been initiated. And, the AELTC Junior Grass Court strategy plans to host under-14 Championships in the year 2022.

“As I approach the end of my tenure as Chairman of the AELTC and The Championships, I have been proud to have witnessed a period of significant change over the past decade. The investment we have made in our Estate, in the grass court season, in facilities for all of our guests both onsite and around the world, in prize money, in the surplus to the LTA, and in our staff, has resulted in strong foundations for the future of The Championships and of our sport as we plan for a new period of leadership,” the chairman of AELTC said.

“The enhancements announced for 2019, in particular, the successful completion of the No.1 Court Project, continue to reflect our confidence in the future and in our strategy of continuous improvement, to maintain Wimbledon’s place at the pinnacle of the sport.”