Wimbledon turning into indoor event for late starters: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic said the start times for the evening sessions at the All England Club were effectively turning Wimbledon into an indoor tournament for players scheduled to play late matches on the main showcourts. The reigning champion beat wildcard Tim van Rijthoven in four sets under the Centre Court lights on Sunday, setting up a quarter-final against young gun Jannik Sinner in a match that finished at about 10.40 pm local time (0940 GMT). "I don't see a reason why there wouldn't be an earlier start," Djokovic told reporters.
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"If you're scheduled last on the Centre, you're going to end up a match under the roof, which changes the conditions, the style of play, the way you move on the court. It's more slippery. The lights. "It's really an indoor tournament in most of the cases when you're scheduled last on Centre or Court One." Sally Bolton, the CEO of organisers the All England Club (AELTC), on Monday defended Wimbledon's scheduling and said there were currently no plans to bring start times forward. "The reality of running a tennis event is that once you start the day, you have no idea when the day is going to finish," she told reporters, adding that there were no plans to move into night sessions. "It is pretty unpredictable. "I think it's understandable that players are providing feedback on the experience that they're having at the Championships and of course we take account of all of that as we think about the way in which we plan our days. "There haven't been significant changes to the schedule, we will always
