Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic is set to participate in the Wimbledon tournament over the next few weeks. Photo: Sporting News
Wimbledon is the most famous tennis competition in the world and it is set to kick off today at 8 pm (AEST). The competition starts from Monday, June 27th till Sunday the 10th of July.
Thus far, Novak Djokovic will be participating in the Wimbledon competition once again. After being banned from the Australian Open due to his vaccination status.
If Djokovic wins the Wimbledon competition, it will count as his seventh win in the men’s singles and ultimately his 21st Grand Slam win this year.
To date, the Wimbledon competition will be available to watch on Channel 9 at 7:30 pm (AEST) for the first eight nights as shared by ABC News. Thereafter, live coverage of the event will start at 9:30 pm or 10 pm (AEST).
Previously, tennis competitors would have needed to adhere to strict attire rules which stated that players should only wear suitable tennis attire that should be almost completely white.
This year, the rules have changed a bit and include changes in the days the competition is played. This time around, players will be playing on Sundays which would usually be considered a day off.
In more good news, stadiums will now allow the full capacity of the venue to be filled. This comes in place as most covid restrictions are lifted. Right now, the world is slowly moving to what it once was.
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So far, players from Russia will be banned from the tournament as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These include Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka, Daniil Mededev, Andrey Rublev, and Karen Kachanov.