But as the finishing touches are at added at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in SW19 and players limber up for one of the sport’s major events, there is just one thing on spectators’ minds – the weather.
square WEATHER UK braces for 34°C heatwave as amber health alerts to come into place
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Grahame Madge, a Met Office spokesman, to The i Paper: “The main weather focus for competitors and spectators on the opening day of the tournament will be the heatwave which is due to peak in the south-east on Monday.”
He said: “Conditions will be hottest in the south and east while areas further north and north-west will be relatively cooler.
But the hot and sunny conditions may not continue for the duration of the two-week tennis tournament and there remains a chance rain could still stop play.
Heatwave conditions will dominate the start of Wimbledon (Photo: Martin Hayhow/AFP)
A hot and sunny day, with temperatures peaking at 34°C and less than a 5 per cent chance of rain. UV and pollen will both be at high levels.
Monday 30 June
A cloudy day with sunny intervals, temperatures peaking at 25°C and a 20 per cent chance of rain. UV levels will be high.
Thursday 3 July
Health advice for spectators at Wimbledon during very hot conditions (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty)
The Met Office’s detailed seven-day forecast only stretches as far as Thursday 3 July at present.
According to the Met Office, the odd thunderstorm could develop “in response to the heat before it turns cooler and fresher from the west by the middle of next week”.
There is also the chance of more very warm or locally hot and humid weather as “brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent” but these are expected to be fairly short-lived. With these, comes “the threat of thunderstorms”.
Thundery downpours may also be on the cards at Wimbledon this year (Photo: Henry Nicholls/AFP)
Which Wimbledon courts have roofs?
There are 18 championship grass courts (including Centre Court and No 1 Court) and 14 grass practice courts on the site at Wimbledon.
The retractable roof was installed at Centre Court in 2009, enabling play during rain and into the evening until 11pm when there is a curfew imposed by the local authority as a planning condition.
It was used for the first time during a Championship match on 3 July, 2019 when Coco Gauff played Magdalena Rybarikova.
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