Wimbledon rejects Novak Djokovics plea to play on middle SundayGrass courts need clear day to recover, say All England Club Stan Wawrinka frustrated by inflexible stance of organisersThe All England Club has rejected calls from Novak Djokovic for Wimbledon to introduce play on the middle Sunday of the tournament.Wimbledon is the only grand slam that has a rest day and the heavy rain on Saturday meant that several players, including the world No5 Stan Wawrinka, only played two matches in the first week while others, including Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, played three times because they were scheduled on Centre Court, which has a roof. ... ...read moreBy Sean Ingle at Wimbledon Grass courts need clear day to recover, say All England Club Stan Wawrinka frustrated by inflexible stance of organisersThe All England Club has rejected calls from Novak Djokovic for Wimbledon to introduce play on the middle Sunday of the tournament.Wimbledon is the only grand slam that has a rest day and the heavy rain on Saturday meant that several players, including the world No5 Stan Wawrinka, only played two matches in the first week while others, including Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, played three times because they were scheduled on Centre Court, which has a roof. ... ...read more Source: The Guardian ift.tt/1gB4pon
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:30:25 +0000
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