Wimbledon chiefs deny McEnroe request as BBC pundit ‘supplied Court 6’ as a substitute

McEnroe and Borg as a substitute turned the state of affairs right into a skit for the present, having turned as much as Centre Court on ESPN solely to be denied – as they pretended to smash a racket earlier than then venturing over to Court 6 to proceed the phase.

Though Wimbledon followers have been cut up on whether or not McEnroe and Borg ought to have been allowed to play, as ranging from final yr gamers have been capable of apply on the premier courtroom.

On Twitter, @fayeandrews wrote: “That’s bad treatment by Wimbledon to two of the legends of the game, they can’t even say play is only reserved for matches on Centre as players were practicing on Centre prior to the tournament.”

While @dev1_patrick seen the wear and tear and tear of the courtroom and instructed that the right determination was made. “CC has been taking a lot of wear and tear due to the weather/cancelled matches moving inside,” they tweeted. “Why use the surface any more than absolutely necessary? (unless for actual matches).”