It’s super Sunday

PEOPLE’S SUNDAY at Wimbledon sold out in less than half an hour yesterday.

The dreadful weather during the opening five days in SW19 has forced the All England Club to open up the gates on middle Sunday for the first time since 2004.

And that decision, taken late Friday, was fully vindicated yesterday – with more rain falling and eager punters splashing out £1.1million for a chance to see the game’s greats in action.

A total of 22,000 tickets – 10,000 for Centre Court, 8,000 for No.1 and a further 4,000 ground passes – went on sale on the Wimbledon website at 3pm.

And with a queue of 110,000 people waiting to pounce online, they were all snapped up by 3.27pm.

That might not be quite as fast as Glastonbury tickets disappear every year but it is not too far behind.

A tournament official joked: “Yes, but the Rolling Stones aren’t playing!”

Sadly, for those lucky enough to bag a HARRY PRATT ticket for today’s play, it seems they will once again be dodging the elements.

The weather forecast for the Wimbledon area is changeable – with an occasional threat of showers.

Defending women’s champion Serena Williams, bidding for an eighth triumph, will be the star attraction.

In round three, the American star (right) faces German Annika Beck, who knocked out British No. 2 Heather Watson in the first round.

Former Wimbledon favourite Tim Henman, who is on the Championship committee, said the relentless rain made a fourth People’s Sunday inevitable.

Henman, who won a memorable five-set thriller against Dutchman Paul Haarhuis on middle Sunday in 1997, said: “It was a fairly easy decision. We cannot have one side of the draw getting too far apart from the other.”