Wimbledon changed finals schedules and charged line judges

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Wimbledon keep taking steps forward. The most traditional tournament in professional tennis is the burning of historical numbers of the event, which opens the new era of this sport.

It renovated the center court, also provided a retractable roof to Court 1, and approved the project to expand the facility. All England Lawn Tennis Club in the adjacent golf course and parking lot that he bought earlier.

It remains white as the main part of its uniform regulations, although each passing edition further relaxes the previously strict rules. Advertising is allowed on t-shirts, women are free to choose a darker color of their underwear or culottes.

It was a revolution in its time to open the entity to compete in the final Sunday of the tournament. Before buying the finals every Saturday. Then the intervening Sunday was also invaded.

All according to 21st Century tennis, which includes greater use of electronic arbitration. Chair umpires remain, although their duties are reduced, which does not mean receiving more matches than before from tennis players.

The lines are disappearing. As will happen at Wimbledon after 147 years of history, as officially confirmed by the event.

Wimbledon follows in the footsteps of Australian Open and US Open, entering into the philosophy of ATP Tour, that by 2025 it will implement electronic arbitration in all its tournaments.

The tournament also announced an adjustment to the schedule of the women’s and men’s finals, which were delayed from 2 to 4 pm Two more (from 3 to 5) in Spanish peninsular time.

The double finals will be at 1:00 pm local time (2:00 pm central European time): the men’s finals on Saturday and the women’s finals on Sunday, in the usual order.

Source: La Verdad

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