Wimbledon have told fans to stop coming down to the queue on opening day after enormous numbers of hopefuls descended in the hope of grabbing a ticket.

More than 8,000 fans were reportedly in the queue by 6am this morning to buy tickets for the first day of The Championships.

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Wimbledon have told fans to stop coming down to the queue on opening day after enormous numbers of hopefuls descended in the hope of grabbing a ticket.

L'organizzazione del torneo di Wimbledon ha chiesto oggi ai tifosi non presentarsi a comprare i biglietti: alle 8:30 c'erano 10mila persone in fila

Queueing for hours to drink Pimm's while watching tennis players dressed in pristine white: Wimbledon -- with its distinct traditions -- got underway Monday.