Andy Murray will make a final decision about singles on Monday evening (Picture: Getty)
Wimbledon CEO Sally Bolton says fans are already queuing to catch a final glimpse of Andy Murray on Tuesday – despite the fact he might not even play.
The 37-year-old British legend is set to face Tomas Machac in the first round of the men’s singles on Centre Court tomorrow on day two of Wimbledon 2024.
Murray, who is nearing retirement, is in a race against time to recover from the nasty back injury he picked up at Queen’s Club, though, and is waiting until tonight to make a final decision on whether or not he’ll feature in the singles.
If he is unable to play in the singles – it is likely that Murray will feature in the men’s doubles with his brother Jamie – as he has more time to recover.
The Wimbledon men’s doubles do not begin until Wednesday, the third day of the tournament, with some first-round matches not taking place until the Friday.
Wimbledon CEO Bolton was quizzed all about Murray’s injury on Monday and revealed that fans are so desperate to see him in action that they have already started queuing for Tuesday tickets, more than 24 hours before he’ll possibly play.
People queue for tickets every day at Wimbledon – but it is somewhat rare that so many spectators are already looking for entry to day two – when day one has only just started.
Tennis fans are already queueing to catch a bit of Andy Murray (Picture: PA)
‘The queue is very busy this morning,’ Bolton said soon after the Wimbledon gates opened on Monday.
‘Possibly even busier than it was last year. Rather unsurprisingly, We’ve got quite a few people in the queue for tomorrow. So we’re managing both queues at the same time.’
Quizzed if those queuing for day two tickets were specifically looking to watch Andy, and how rare it was that people were queuing for Tuesday tickets this early, Bolton added: ‘When Roger Federer was playing, we always had a consistent next-day queue.
‘There was a group of ladies who literally used to queue, come in, watch tennis and go back out to get back in the queue. They were quite extraordinary!
Andy Murray on the practice court this morning ð¾
He is fighting to be fully fit for Wimbledon singles, with his match set to take place on Tuesday. #BBCTennis #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/beymVmqKcP
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‘It’s not an unusual phenomenon but the number of people in there (the day two queue) is higher than we’d normally expect. My guess is that they might be thinking that they want to see Andy.’
Speaking more generally about Murray and asked if he had given Wimbledon a ‘headache’ over scheduling, Bolton said: ‘We’ve always got plenty of scheduling challenges. Andy has earned the right to make the decision when he retires.
‘We will respect that. We’ve got to be …read more
Source:: Metro
