Wimbledon Championships 2022 Set To Retain a Grand Tradition After Two-Year Hiatus

Published 03/22/2022, 4:29 PM EDT

The lush green lawns at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships will have some elite-level tennis in a matter of few months. Preparations for the event is already underway. The organizers have recently announced the reinstatement of one particular service after two years. “The Queue”, which gives people a chance to buy tickets for matches on that very day is set to make a return.

The Queue was done away with due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that were imposed. But now, given that a vaccine is available in the market and the extent of devastation due to the virus has reduced significantly, the officials declared that spectators will now be able to make use of this service again.

On reintroducing ‘The Queue’, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club said “Wimbledon remains one of the very few major UK sporting events where you can still buy premium tickets on the day of play… We are delighted that the Queue will be returning in 2022 for on-day sales, more information about queuing for tickets will be made available in due course.”

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Centre Court and Wimbledon to celebrate a centenary

This year will mark the 100th year since the Center Court was inaugurated at its current location in Wimbledon. The officials announced that this will be the overarching theme of this edition of SW19. They also said that a special ceremony will be conducted on the 3rd of July to commemorate this milestone. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum will also be showcasing an exhibition based on the Centre Court and it’s evolution across the 100 years.

“Today’s Centre Court retains much of the original vision of architect Stanley Peach, with some modern enhancements. This notable milestone is our theme for 2022, looking on this wonderful stadium’s history, but also looking forward to what the next century will bring,” the officials announced.

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The defending champions of the tournament are Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty. Djokovic’s presence at the tournament depends on the rules and regulations that Britain will have at that time with respect to a vaccine mandate. Ashleigh Barty, who is sitting out the US hard court swing will also surely be looking to defend her title at what is probably the most prestigious slam of the season.

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Rishma Banerjee is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. Having done her masters in Political Science with International Relations from Jadavpur University, Rishma's outlet from the hustle-bustle of academics has always been sports, especially Tennis. A die-hard fan of Rafael Nadal, she admires his grit, determination and dedication towards always being better. When not writing content for firms dealing with fintech to social media marketing to sports, she finds herself in journals and books dealing with geopolitics and strategic studies or scrolling endlessly through Tumblr!