ICE creams are melting in less than five minutes in the record-high heat of Wimbledon’s opening day – leaving grumpy fans with sticky fingers.
Stalls selling tubs and lollies are a lengthy walk from some courts.
It means those hoping to take a snack back to their chosen game could be forced to wolf it down on the way or find it melted at their seats.
Ice cream prices have remained unchanged since last year, with tubs and cones both setting fans back £4.50.
And when The Sun’s reporters tried to buy an ice cream from a stall near the packed No.1 Court, we were told the till system had gone offline.
The vendor told us: “It’s broken, so we can’t sell anything right now.
“This freezer is holding up OK in the heat, but it’s not as powerful as some of the others, so maybe the heat is making the ice creams melt quicker this year.”
It was fixed 20 minutes later at around 3pm, but not before a queue of dozens of people had formed to get a cooling snack.
Once we had our sweet treat, we waited for it to wilt in the blistering heat.
Within three minutes, melted ice cream was already trickling over our reporter’s fingers, before the chocolate shell caved in with only five minutes on the clock.
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It meant most of our salted caramel stick, like many others’ snacks, ended on the floor of SW19.
Temperatures reportedly hit a whopping 34 degrees at the All England Club this afternoon – the hottest first day of the Championship ever.
The heat appeared to take its toll on many players, including former finalist Ons Jabeur, who fell ill and had to retire after having her blood pressure checked.
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