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Malik Ouzia

Wimbledon scrap ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ titles on honours board in end of 138-year tradition

Wimbledon is to scrap the use of the titles “Miss” and “Mrs” for female champions on its honours boards ahead of this summer’s Championships.

Martial honourifics have traditionally been placed ahead of the initial and last name of female winners, despite umpires ceasing to use the prefixes when announcing the score during matches back in 2019.

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