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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Alexandra Topping

Wimbledon fans complain of queue chaos amid tighter security

People queueing for Wimbledon on Monday morning
Some people queued for up to 10 hours on Monday to get into Wimbledon. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock

It is supposed to be one of the highlights of the British summer. But the first day of Wimbledon proved less than ideal for thousands of fans who flocked to SW19 on Monday.

Some queued for up to 10 hours to get in, rain lashed the tennis championships in short, sharp bursts, and technical problems affected television coverage of the opening matches.

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