Roger Federer on Monday became the oldest man to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals since the dawn of the Open Era in 1968 but then gave a ...
Roger Federer on Monday became the oldest man to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals since the dawn of the Open Era in 1968 but then gave a cautious welcome to the return of capacity crowds at the All England Club.
From Tuesday’s start of the women’s quarter-finals until Sunday’s men’s final, organisers can drop the 50% capacity rule which has been enforced since the start of the tournament.
The cap was part of an agreement to allow fans to attend as the country comes slowly out of the Covid-19 pandemic which in 2020 caused Wimbledon to be cancelled for the first time since the Second World War.
“I’m still not a hundred percent convinced we are on the other side. I still think there is more to come,” said Federer of his fears of another wave.
“Last year in the summer we also felt the same way, super positive, having a few cases here and there. It looked very promising, then everything changed again later on in the year.”
The All England Club will now allow the 15,000-capacity Centre Court to be full as well as the 12,345-capacity Court One.
“We’ll see how it turns out to be now that we have a hundred percent capacity. I mean, it already almost felt like...
