Alize Cornet – who cried in pain after her slip on Centre Court earlier – has criticised Wimbledon for how many tickets they issue to players when they are not playing on the main showcourts.
She said: “No, for me the biggest issue on this tournament was, yeah, the difference between today I played on Centre Court, and I had basically 40 tickets to give away. In my first round I had two. That explains everything.
“Nobody could come. I couldn’t even invite like one of my best friends who was there. Two tickets on the outside court, it’s too little.
“Then you have a huge gap and you get 40 when you play on Centre Court. You need to give a little more credit to players that play on the outside courts.
“This tournament exists because of all the players, not only the ones that play on the big courts. In the other tournaments you get like four, six, you know, at least a little bit to invite your friends.
“So every year I’m thinking the same, I’m like, yeah, if you want to – everybody is asking me tickets. If the schedule puts me on Court 10, I cannot give you anything. It’s a shame, but it’s the rule.”
