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Why was Ben Shelton's match suspended at Wimbledon? Explaining controversial curfew ruling against American
With the American up two sets to none and leading 5-4 in the third set of his match with Rinky Hijikata, play was suspended to avoid reaching the curfew that is in place at the All England Club. A handful of matches at this year's tournament have suffered the same fate, including Taylor Fritz's first round contest.
Why is there a curfew at Wimbledon? Rules and what time tennis players have to finish matches by at grand slam
The London Underground — how the majority of people travel to Wimbledon — closes at approximately midnight on weekdays and it can take fans 20 minutes to get to the station from the All England Club. Rules state a match cannot go past 11 p.m. local time.
The Wimbledon curfew time is set for a strict 11 p.m. BST (British Summer Time), which would be 6 p.m. ET. The rule came into ...
Wimbledon's natural curfew used to be when the sun set as the tournament grounds did not have lights or roofs on the courts ...
There is a strict curfew at SW19, meaning players have to be off the court by 11.00pm each night. It means there is no ...
Unlike the other three Grand Slams, in which the night sessions can go on until early hours in the morning, Wimbledon has a ...
The Wimbledon curfew is at 11pm local time (6pm ET) and has been in place since 2009 when Centre Court’s roof opened, ...
The American No. 1 had rallied from two sets down before his match was delayed despite having 42 minutes left before curfew.
The American overcomes a 153-mph serve and comes back from two sets down over two days to avoid a first-round upset.
The first day (Monday, June 30) of Wimbledon 2025 produced some exciting matches, though a few of them were left incomplete.
When Wimbledon's men's singles tournament was first held in 1877, best-of-five matches were held. When the women's singles ...
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