Wimbledon Organisers Prepare for Heat as Temperatures SoarLondon, 30 Jun (ONA) — Wimbledon organisers are confident they have
the necessary precautions in place to cope with a day one heatwave.
It is forecast to be one of the hottest June days ever in parts of
the UK, with temperatures expected to well exceed 30C.
A heat rule is likely to be in place for the players, meaning an
extra 10-minute break between sets two and three in women’s singles
and three and four in men’s singles, but it could also be a difficult
day for fans and officials.
Chief executive Sally Bolton said: “Obviously it’s a very warm day.
The first obvious point to make is that the athletes compete in
temperatures like this all year on the tour. For us Brits here at the
championships it feels very hot. We do have the heat rule available
to us, which is well used on the tour.”
Heat stress readings, measuring air temperature, surface temperature
and humidity, will be taken at three points during the day, with the
heat rule instigated if the reading goes behind 30.1C.
— Ends/Khalid