An astonishing 10,000 hopeful tennis fans had already joined the famous Queue by 8.30am on the opening day of The Championships, prompting organisers to issue an unusual plea.

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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