AWimbledon You can love him, hate him, but he is always worthy of admiration. His organization, with all its eccentricities and sometimes annoying anachronismsIt is always perfectand it is worth the detail that in 2020 it was the only tournament that had contracted insurance against pandemics.
Thus, it is not surprising that one of their ‘customs’ is beat its record for volume of awards every year. This year’s will be, in total, 50 million pounds sterling (59 million euros), of which 2,7 (3.1) will be respectively for individual champion and champion. These 50 million are a 11,9% more than what was distributed last year. The prize for the champions goes up one 14,9%.
These increases apply to all rounds. The losers in the first round will receiven 60,000 pounds (71,000 euros), 5,000 pounds more than in 2023. The highest prize modestowhich corresponds to the losers in the first round of mixed doubles, is £4,250 per couple. At Wimbledon, as in all Grand Slam tournaments, there are parity of prizes between the women’s and men’s tournaments.
On the other hand, in terms of schedules, the tournament remains faithful to its custom of start late on center court, although this represents a clear risk of not complying with the planned program. This year the ‘Cathedral’ will start again at 1:30 p.m. British (2:30 p.m. Spanish peninsular time), with three matches on the program, usually two men’s –best of five sets– and a female one, with the risk that if one goes on too long, some cannot be completed within the allowed timeoday must be moved to the next day, transferring the problem to her.
On Court 1 the program will begin at 1:00 p.m. Let us remember that in Wimbledon There is a time limit, 11:00 p.m. by agreement with the local neighborhood. The outdoor courts start at 12:00. The Central and 1, at least, have a cover that allows interruptions due to rain to be avoided.
The Wimbledon organization also announced that tributes to Andy will be held this year Murraywho will probably play the tournament for the last time, to Chris Everton the 50th anniversary of her first hit, Conchita Mart�nez in which case it is the thirtieth anniversary of his title.
