Wimbledon is one of the best sporting events Britain has to offer, but there is a slight issue.
If games go on for too long into the evening, there is a curfew in place.
Taylor Fritz fell victim to the curfewGettyWith the 2025 edition underway, America’s Taylor Fritz is one player who has already been stopped by the curfew.
Alexander Zverev‘s first-round match was also suspended on Monday, with the players having to come back and finish their games off at another time.
Of course, it’s not an ideal situation for players and spectators, but there is a good reason for it.
What is the Wimbledon curfew?
Matches on Centre Court and No.1 Court can go on late into the evening when the roofs are deployed.
But even matches on those courts have to stop at some point, with the official curfew each evening coming at 11pm.
This has been in place since 2009 and can’t be negotiated.
This is because to get the roof on Centre Court, the All England Club had to agree to Merton Council’s requirement of a curfew or planning permission wouldn’t have been granted.
In a statement in 2018, the All England Club said: “The 11pm curfew is a Planning Condition applied to balance the consideration of the local residents with the scale of an international tennis event that takes place in a residential area.
“The challenge of transport connectivity and getting visitors home safely is also a key consideration.”
Everything must stop by 11pm at WimbledonGettyThe only rule is that matches can’t go beyond 11pm, with the only exception being Sir Andy Murray‘s against Marcos Baghdatis in 2012.
This was because at 11pm, the three-time Grand Slam champion was just one game from victory, and it officially ended at 11:02pm.
However, that is the only exception to the rule, and it explains why Zverev and Fritz had their matches postponed.
After two long sets, Zverez saw his contest on Centre Court versus Arthur Rinderknech suspended.
The more controversial decision came for Fritz.
The American came from 5-1 down in the fourth set tie-breaker in his contest with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, but with 45 minutes until the curfew, the match was called off.
It wasn’t a popular decision with many, including Fritz, who felt the tie should have carried on closer to the deadline.
He later revealed on Instagram that his opponent didn’t want to carry on, which is why the tie was postponed so far away from the curfew.
He said: “They would’ve let us play if my opponent agreed to, I said I wanted to he didn’t.”
However, he did return on the second day to win the fifth set 6-4 and seal his place in the next round.
Fritz couldn’t believe he wasn’t allowed to carry onGettyWimbledon 2025: How to follow
Wimbledon began on Monday, June 30.
The tournament will be played over 14 days, with it coming to a close on Sunday, July 13.
The men’s singles final is scheduled for the final day of play.
Meanwhile, the women’s singles final will be held a day earlier on Saturday, July 12.
The entirety of Wimbledon will be broadcast free-to-air on the BBC.
Coverage will be split between BBC One and BBC Two, as well as online via BBC iPlayer, the BBC website and their mobile app.
talkSPORT will have live updates from SW19 throughout the tournament too.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
On top of that, talkSPORT.com will be across all of the latest news and build-up.
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