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Image: Could Wimbledon be extended to a 15-day tournament ... step this year and the French Open changed to a Sunday start in 2006. Henman, who is a member of the All England Tennis Club board ...
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This move leaves Wimbledon as the last Grand Slam event that ... who both played on that initial Sunday in 2006 — were vocal about not loving the switch. “I asked if I could play later.
The French Open changed to a Sunday start in 2006. However, Wimbledon seems unlikely to follow suit, partly to protect the natural grass surface on Centre Court which can look threadbare by the ...
Tim Henman insists there is “zero appetite” for Wimbledon to start on a Sunday despite the other three Grand Slams all aligning on their start day. The US Open announced this week that the ...
The 2025 U.S. Open will look a little different this year as the major tournament will begin on a Sunday for the first time in the Open Era, which began in 1968. The final major tournament on the year ...
The change leaves Wimbledon as both the only major without a Sunday start and the only major without its qualifying tournament hosted on site. The French Open moved to a 15-day main draw in 2006.