ORGANISERS PAY THE PENALTY

WITH the nation gripped by drama in Russia, Wimbledon maintain they are not concerned about clashing with the World Cup. However, the first two days’ overall attendances at the Championships have been down by more than 3,000 on last year. on Tuesday, most of the brits were on early, long before england played Colombia. Such scheduling will be more difficult on Saturday given the 3pm kick-off against Sweden. A total of 40,607 poured through the gates, compared to 42,559 on the same day in 2017.