Inbledon kicks off on Monday and will be packed with spectators for the first time in three years at the Grand Slam tournament in southwest London.
The 2022 Championship is the first time that up to 42,000 people fill the venue every day before the coronavirus pandemic.
Cue is back for the first time since 2019 as spectators from all over the world go camping and line up for hours every day to buy outdoor tickets.
After the tournament was canceled in 2020 and held in 2021, the audience is only 50%.
Novak Djokovic will begin defending the 2021 title and Rafael Nadal will return to the sacred grass court, which has not played at Wimbledon since 2019.
Britain’s Emma Raducanu, who made history as the first qualifier to win the US Open last summer, and Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner who returned as a wildcard, are also in the spotlight.
Both British active Grand Slam champions Raducanu and Sir Andrew Murray will play their first round on the center court on Monday.
Raducanu, the 10th seed, bears lateral tension, and Sir Andy, who is not seeded, is fighting abdominal tension.
This year, Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players in response to the Ukrainian invasion.
Daniil Medvedev, the number one man in the world, and Arina Sabalenka, the number five woman, are among those to be banned.
This decision had serious implications, and the ATP and WTA decided to withdraw ranking points from the tournament.
The organizers also announced record prize money at this summer’s tournament, with two single champions winning £ 2m.
The total prize pool of £ 40.35m is up 11.1% from the 2021 Championship, where capacity was reduced due to Covid, and 5.4% higher than the previous regular tournament in 2019.
Elsewhere, squash brands Robinsons and Wimbledon ended their sponsorship partnership 86 years later. It is one of the longest-running sports trades since it was founded in 1935.
The championship also celebrates its 100th anniversary since the All England Lawn Tennis Club moved to the Church Road Site in 1922.
Britain’s expectations at Wimbledon have risen after a brave draw for home players.
Notably, none of the 17 British men’s and women’s singles portrayed the seeded player in the first round.
In addition to Raducanu and Sir Andy, other Britons playing at Wimbledon this year include Katie Boulter, Sonai Cartal, Heather Watson, Harriet Darta, Katie Swan, and Jody Barrage.
British players Jay Clark, Paul Jubb, Dan Evans, Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Alastair Gray and Liam Broady are active in the men’s draw at the beginning of the week.
Mixed weather conditions are expected for a two-week period, mainly dry, with sunny days and showers and breeze.
Marco Petagna, a spokesman for the Met Office, said:
“The chances of a shower actually occur later in the week.
“Temperatures will generally be around the average of 21 degrees Celsius.”
Petagna said confidence in the long-range forecast was low, but the second week could be more calm.
He states: “The situation will settle down a bit towards July, so the weather will be more calm and probably a little warmer in the second week.”