Wimbledon apologise after people left waiting over 10 hours in queue

Michelle Dite, operations director of the AELTC, apologised on Tuesday for those stuck in the queue for a long time but detailed that day one saw the tournament’s highest attendance since 2015.

“We are sorry that there were a number of people who were in that queue for a long time,” she said.

Some fans had to wait for over 10 hours in the Wimbledon queue on Monday

“We did go to 100 per cent bag checks for the safety and security of everybody who comes through our gates.

“That took a bit more time. In terms of volume of people, the due diligence that we were doing to make sure we were delivering a safe environment caused more delays than we anticipated.

“We got 11,500 people through the queue yesterday. We had our highest attendance at the championships on day one since 2015 yesterday.”

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The pace of the queue improved on Tuesday, though the wet weather meant many people on ground passes saw limited action before play was suspended just after midday.

Two-time champion Andy Murray is among the players unaffected by the rain, as he currently plays his first-round match against fellow Brit Ryan Peniston under the roof.

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