Fans queue insanely early for Wimbledon opening day

Published Jul 01, 2018

There’s not many traditions more famous than the Wimbledon Queue, a time-honored British tradition of standing in line to gain access to the All England Club.

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VID: Roger Federer fans begin queueing up for Wimbledon THREE days early. @Wimbledon #TheQueue @TheWimbledonQ Footage available at @Newsflare @DailyMirror @TheSun @SunPictureDesk @TelegraphVideo @Daily_Express @Express_Pics @Independent @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/757o9XYfDt
— Urban Pictures (@Urban_Pictures) June 29, 2018

Unlike any other modern sporting event, Wimbledon still reserves a large portion of each days’ tickets for queuers, with 500 on each show court available the morning of play for those that make the cut.

With defending champion Roger Federer opening Monday’s Centre Court play as per tradition, legions of fans have already begun the queuing process for a chance to see the 20-time Grand Slam champion.

Defending champion @rogerfederer will begin his 20th Championships against Dusan Lajovic#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/cqAbLzG7qY
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2018

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On Friday night, there were already some die-hard fans preparing to camp for three nights—that's over 60 hours.

On FRIDAY night people are already queuing. I counted 10 tents. Will be in queue for some 60 hours+. Think that’s the earliest I’ve seen in 5 years... #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/nOXfT5I87v
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) June 29, 2018

Can't recall seeing this at 11am on a Saturday morning before. From the gates of Wimbledon Park, the queue extends all the way back towards Lakeview Court. It doesn't officially open until tomorrow at 8am. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/MC1s7UFdvX
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) June 30, 2018

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By Saturday evening, the number of queuers had reportedly risen to around 500, which is the maximum number of tickets available for Centre Court.

Just a small piece of @Wimbledon mayhem in @TheWimbledonQ 😍🍓 ⛺️ all the result of @rogerfederer opening 🇨🇭🎾🙏 pic.twitter.com/9gXSFz1Q3I
— Juergen Springer (@SpringerJuergen) June 30, 2018

It will all be worth it to see the eight-time Wimbledon champion open Day One play against Serbian Dusan Lajovic.

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