The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and will “take some time” away from the tennis court.
Britain moved to stage three of its roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions from Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson aiming to lift all restrictions and re-open the economy on June 21.
The Wimbledon will start a week after on June 28 and organisers All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said last month that they were planning for a 25% capacity.
“Further to the Stage 3 relaxation of restrictions and early positive indications from the Event Research Programme, we are confident that we will be able to increase our ticketing capacities for The Championships this year beyond the minimum 25% position we set out last month,” the AELTC said in a statement on Wednesday.
Wimbledon 2021: Organisers confident of allowing more than 25 percent of capacity as UK eases Covid-19 restrictions India Today Web Desk Roger Federer
In a big boost to fans of Wimbledon, the organisers are confident that they will be able to allow more than 25 percent of the capacity crowd at this year s grass-court Grand Slam as the United Kingdom eases Covid-19 restrictions.
Britain moved to stage three of its roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions from Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson aiming to lift all restrictions and re-open the economy on June 21, according to Reuters.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) had said last month they were planning for 25 percent capacity but the latest move in terms of easing the restrictions has given them a chance to increase the capacity. Wimbledon will start from June 28.