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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

Wimbledon serves up £200m boost to London as Britain’s biggest sporting earner set to get under way

Wimbledon fortnight delivers a £200 million boost to the London economy, making the tennis championship the most valuable annual sporting event in Britain, according to a new study.

The thousands of spectators, players, officials, event staff and media representatives who will descend on All England Lawn Tennis Club from Monday will inject millions of pounds a day into the local economy through spending on accommodation, food and drink, transport and merchandise over the two weeks.

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