Hungry for victory in a blockbuster rematch! Carlos Alcaraz is all set to take on the seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in their fated Wimbledon final. The Spaniard defeated the Serbinator in a five-set thriller in 2023, and he has never lost a Grand Slam final in his career. While Djokovic will aim to equal Roger Federer’s record of winning eight titles at this iconic tournament, Alcaraz will look forward to becoming the sixth man to win the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double. Everyone is excited to watch this epic contest, where tickets are now worth more than their weight in gold!

Excitement surrounding Wimbledon is always palpable. Fans travel from all over the world to witness the best of the best in the tournament. It has always been a bit difficult to get on the list of having access to buy tickets. Fans often tend to enter a ticket lottery in order to purchase tickets. The tickets can only be purchased from Wimbledon, with some resellers advertising last-minute tickets. As per several reports, the Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Wimbledon Final match is all set to become the most expensive get-in finals ticket in the history of the racquet sport!

The cheapest ticket is a mind-boggling $10,600 on TickPick, for seats usually priced at less than half the price. That is, in fact, the most expensive get-in for a sporting event on the record of TickPick. In order to get an idea about how insane the ticket prices have gone up for the finals- Courtside seats when Novak Djokovic was chasing his 24th slam were $10,000!

However, according to renowned tennis journalist Bastien Fachan- it’s the most expensive “Resale” ticket than anything else! He clarified this by tweeting, “Of course, the price goes through the roof once the finalists are known, and the only way to get tickets is through resale. People paid around $300 pre-tournament.”

Just to get an idea, the men’s final ticket at Roland Garros this year was nearly $1,144-$6,201. However, this isn’t the only talk of the town surrounding this prestigious tournament this year!

Ticket issues hound fans at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships

The third Grand Slam of the season has a long queue for the fans to line up on the day of the tournament in order to purchase their tickets at the gates. There are almost 500 tickets up for grabs each day up until the last four days of the tournament. According to several fans, they have to wait for several hours in line, irrespective of all weather conditions, to get that chance to make it possible for them to witness their tennis idols.

Some of them also highlighted the fact a person is not permitted to purchase more than 2 tickets for the Wimbledon Championships 2024. Others complained about the fact that the semifinals witnessed more empty seats than the entire first round combined! There might be two reasons for it– either Wimbledon is charging a substantial amount for those tickets, or they’ve lost their charm.

The second one looks unlikely, though, for a 147-year-old tournament! There has been a major uproar over the scheduling of the matches, with rain playing a spoilsport across several matches. In one instance, fans felt they were a little biased with British players! Even the sponsorship deal with Barclay’s has also been the talk of the talk this year. With resale tickets going far above the expected price, will the organizers step in to help eager fans?