Terrible weather to blame for drop in Wimbledon visitors, All England Club chief says

Sally Bolton said heavy rain and variability affected turnout and logistics in first week of tournament

Sally Bolton, the chief executive of the All England Club, has blamed the “terrible” weather on lower attendance figures for Wimbledon after nearly a month’s worth of rain fell on the tournament in its first week.

Attendance in the first week of the championships dropped to 282,955 visitors, almost 4% fewer than the 293,681 who came in the same period last year.