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Why Does Wimbledon Have a Time Curfew?

The outside of Wimbledon's Centre Court is shown. | Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Day one of the 2025 Wimbledon tournament has already been filled with incredible matches from start to finish. There have been upsets and near-upsets just one day in.

But ultimately, day one ended up being cut short because of a time curfew. One intense match in particular between American Taylor Fritz and Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was suspended until Tuesday right ahead of the decisive fifth set. Fritz was noticeably upset about the tournament officials pausing the match, but there was nothing he could do.

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