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Wimbledon 2021: Andy Murray and Venus Williams given wildcards

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Wednesday, 16 June 2021 04:17

Former Wimbledon champions Andy Murray and Venus Williams have been given wildcards to play at this year's Championships at the All England Club.

Britain's Murray, 34, won the 2013 and 2016 men's singles titles, while 40-year-old Williams has won the women's singles on five occasions.

Katie Boulter is one of five British women joining Williams in the draw.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, plus home trio Liam Broady, Jay Clarke and Jack Draper, received men's wildcards.

Alcaraz, 18, is the youngest player ranked inside the men's world top 200 and earlier this month became the youngest man to reach the third round of the French Open in 19 years.

British players Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Francesca Jones and Samantha Murray Sharan have also been given wildcards for the women's singles.

On Tuesday, former men's world number one Murray made an emotional and winning return in his first singles match on grass for three years as he reached the second round at Queen's.

Capacity crowds and no masks - and when are tickets on sale?

Both Wimbledon singles finals will be played in front of capacity crowds - the first UK outdoor sporting events to do so since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The tournament starts on 28 June and there will initially be a 50% grounds capacity.

That will then rise throughout the tournament before the two finals, which take place on the 15,000-capacity Centre Court on 10 and 11 July.

Tickets will go on sale on the Wimbledon website at 13:00 BST on Thursday, 17 June, with those wanting to apply having to register an account by 00:00 BST earlier on Thursday.

All ticket-holders will be required to show proof of Covid status on entry, either in the form of both vaccinations or a negative lateral flow test.

"We encourage members of the public to take note of the obligations, particularly relating to Covid-status certification, before purchasing a ticket," said the All England Club.

With the event part of a government trial for the suspension of masks and social distancing, face coverings will not have to be worn when spectators are in their seats.

However, they will have to be worn by fans moving around the grounds, and organisers "expect there still to be a form of social distancing" around the grounds and in queues.

Prize money down & other key points

Players making the latter stages of the singles events will not make as much money when the tournament returns having been cancelled in 2020.

The total prize money will be £35m, down from £36.9m in 2019.

The two singles champions will earn £1.7m, which is a cut from the £2.35m won by Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep two years ago.

The runners-up and semi-finalist will also receive less, although there is a slight increase in prize money for those who make the opening four rounds.

The qualifying and wheelchair events have increased pots, but there is less money available in the doubles.

The All England Club said it included a number of factors when setting the prize money, including "constraints on crowd capacity" and the investment required to "create a minimised risk environment as well as a comprehensive testing programme for players and their support teams".

Other key points include:

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